A FEW IMAGES OF TENEBRIONIDAE TYPES 
by Merkl Ottó
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The Hungarian Natural History Museum, houses more than 5000 type specimens of Tenebrionidae.  An inventory is in preparation. Here are a few specimens that were photographed for various purposes.

Adesmia (Macradesmia) cancellata hadramautina Kaszab, 1981
 Anomalipus heraldicus ruvumanus Endrődy-Younga, 1988: PT
Aptereucyrtus kaszabi Kulzer, 1952
Artactes nigripes Kaszab, 1977
Artactes vietnamensis Kaszab, 1980
Belopus reitteri turcicus Kaszab, 1959: 1PT
 Blaps lusitanica ceballosi Koch, 1944
Blaps lusitanica espanoli Koch, 1944
Blaps maroccana Seidlitz, 1893
Blaps megalatlantica Koch, 1945
Blaps nefrauensis Seidlitz, 1893
Blaps nefrauensis vespertina Koch, 1937
Blaps peyerimhoffi Koch, 1945
 Byrsax biroi Kaszab, 1939: HT
Campsiomorpha imperialis muelleri Kaszab, 1954
 Cerogria gozmanyi Merkl, 2007: PT
Diastolinus difficilis Marcuzzi, 1976
Diastolinus elongatus Marcuzzi, 1976
Diastolinus kaszabi Marcuzzi, 1976
Diastolinus trinitatis Marcuzzi, 1976
Dichillus chujoi Kaszab, 1966: 1PT
Dichillus cylindricollis Kaszab, 1975: HT, 1PT
Dichillus laevicornis Reitter, 1886
Dichillus subcostatus elevatus Reitter, 1886
Dichillus subcostatus valentinus Reitter, 1916
Erodius faroensis Reitter, 1914: 4 types 1, 2, 3, 4
Euspinamarygmus srilankae Masumoto, 1989: HT
Exostira borneana Merkl, 1999: PT
Gigantopigeus mirabilis Kaszab, 1984
Helops liliputanus Reitter, 1906: MT
Leptodes (Leptodes) kryzhanovskii Kaszab, 1970
Leptodes lederi Reitter, 1889
Lophocnemis keyensis Kaszab, 1977
Luprops subaeneus Gebien, 1914
Oogeton nigrocoeruleum Kaszab, 1941
 Osdara biroi Kaszab, 1939: HT
Parastrongylium gebienianum Kaszab, 1977
Pentaphyllus lewisi Kaszab, 1982
Pentaphyllus philippinensis Kaszab, 1956
Pentaphyllus quadricornis Gebien, 1914
Platynoscelis lederi Seidlitz, 1893
Pigeus iridistriatus Kaszab, 1984
Praocis (Orthogonoderus) variolosa laxepunctata Kulzer, 1958
Promethis rufofemorata Kaszab, 1988
Promethis sulawesiae sulawesiae Kaszab, 1988
Prosodes (Altiprosodes) merkli G. S. Medvedev, 1996: paratype 1, 2
Prosodes (Dilopersina) cribrella consanguinea Allard, 1885
Prosodes (Dilopersina) jakowlewi Semenov, 1894
Prosodes (Dilopersina) mithras Reitter, 1904
Prosodes (Iranosodes) laticauda Reitter, 1896
Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis var. vermicularis Reitter, 1909
Prosodes (Meropersina) fabiani G. S. Medvedev et Merkl, 2005: HT,         PT
Prosodes (Meropersina) vermiculosa Reitter, 1909
Prosodes (Meropersina) vigi G. S. Medvedev et Merkl, 2005
Prosodes (Prosodinia) calcarata Reitter, 1893
Prosodes (Prosodoscelis) dentimana Reitter, 1909
Rhysopaussus septemcarinatus Kaszab, 1965
Scytosoma arcibasis Reitter, 1895
Spinamarygmus ceylonicus Kaszab, 1980
Spinamarygmus intermedius Kaszab, 1980
Stenosethas carinipennis Kaszab, 1975
Stomion galapagoense leleupi Kaszab, 1970
Strongylium moluccanum Kaszab, 1977
Strongylium undulatum kuatunense Kaszab, 1957
Sylvanoplonyx kaboureki Bremer, 2010: HT
Toxicum heros J. Frivaldszky, 1882: syntypes 1, 2
Uloma sextuberosa Kaszab, 1980




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