Dictyoptera forticornis Pic, 1942

Dictyoptera forticornis Pic, 1942

Dictyoptera forticornis Pic, 1942: 1 .

REMARKS. The description of Dictyoptera forticornis reads as follows: Parum robustus, opacus, niger, supra ruber; antennis robustis, filiformis, articulo 3 robusto, 2 paulo longiore; thorace parum transverso, quinquenal et fortiter areolato; elytris parum regulariter bifenestriatis. [Slightly robust, opaque, black, red above; antennae robust, filiform, with antennomere 3 robust, slightly longer than antennomere 2; thorax slightly transverse, with five strong areoles; elytra slightly regularly bifenestrated] Long. 9 m. Chine.—Voisin de aurora Her. , antennes plus robustes, sculpture élytrale moins régulière ( Pic, 1942).

The characters distinguishing the taxon from D. aurora , the more robust antennae and less regular elytral sculpture, actually lie within the infraspecific variability of this vastly distributed species, and if the specimen used for the description had been taken not far from the Russo-Chinese border, it could easily be D. aurora . Unfortunately, indication of just ‘China’ as the place where the type specimen was collected does not contribute much to making a decision, and apparently only the examination of the type specimen, if it is found, could help determine the status of the taxon.

DISTRIBUTION. ‘China’.