Note on &lt;em&gt;Dolichosoma&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Dolichomorphus&lt;/em&gt;) femorale Morawitz, 1861 (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Dasytinae): taxonomy, anatomy, distribution and presence in Italy
Journal: Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana
Year: 2021

Subgenus Dolichomorphus is transferred from Psilothrix to Dolichosoma. these two genera have been defined based on aedeagical characters rather than on external ones. Dolichosoma (Dolichomorphus) femorale, the only one species belonging to Dolichomorphus (previously a Psilothrix), is now included in genus Dolichosoma. D. (D.) femorale has been re-described, its Euro-Asiatic distribution has been detailed with several new localities reported, emphasis being given to its presence in Italy. A deter