Taxonomic remarks on some genera of Lixini Schoenherr, 1823 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Types of forty-six species of Lixini of the genera Broconius Desbrochers, 1904, and Lixus Fabricius, 1801 were examined to evaluate their status, and lectotypes were designated [ or holotypes recognized] when necessary. New synonyms, homonyms, combinations and new names were established as follows: Lixus Fabricius, 1801 [= Broconius Desbrochers, 1904 syn. n.], Lixus rectirostris Faust, 1890 [= Lixus rectirostris Desbrochers, 1904 hom et syn. n. = Broconius helenae Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 syn. n. = Lixus rectirostris Faust subsp. infrequens Hoffmann, 1954 syn. n.], Lixus kraatzi Capiomont, 1875 [= Lixus confinis Petri, 1904 syn. n.], Lixus isfahanensis nom. n. [= Larinus cylindrus ( Hoffmann, 1963) not Lixus cylindrus ( Fabricius, 1781) comb. et hom. n.], Lixus scolopax Boheman, 1835 [= Lixus lutescens Capiomont, 1875 syn. n. = Lixus operculifer Petri, 1904 syn. n. = Lixus ewaldi Alziar, 1978 syn. n.], Conorhynchus mixtus ( Fabricius, 1792) [= Lixus semilunatus Petri, 1904 comb. et syn. n.], Lixus elegantulus Boheman, 1842 [= Lixus amplirostris Petri, 1904 syn. n. = Lixus colchicus Petri, 1904 syn. n. = Lixus convexicollis Petri, 1904 syn. n.], and Lixus nordmanni Hochhuth, 1847 [= Lixus iridis v. levantinus Petri, 1904 syn. n.].