. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. 2l6 The genus Tarucus includes several species which it is almost impossible to differentiate by their external appearance, but their male genitalia are distinctive enough to leave no doubt as to the validity of the species. It would be interesting to examine systematically the genitalia of all the specimens of Tarucus which are to be found in various collections so as to decide the habitats of the known species and possibly discover new species. List of Species of Tarucus *Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer), 1844. *Tarucus bo
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. 2l6 The genus Tarucus includes several species which it is almost impossible to differentiate by their external appearance, but their male genitalia are distinctive enough to leave no doubt as to the validity of the species. It would be interesting to examine systematically the genitalia of all the specimens of Tarucus which are to be found in various collections so as to decide the habitats of the known species and possibly discover new species. List of Species of Tarucus *Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer), 1844. *Tarucus bowkeri (Trimen), 1883. Fig. Trimen, 1906. * Tarucus grammicus (Gr. Smith), 1893. louisae E. Sharpe, 1898. * Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955, Entomologist 88 : 185. *Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948, Revue jr. Ent. 15 : 194, fig. Tarucus louisae E. Sharpe, see grammicus. Tarucus mediterraneae Bethune Baker, see rosacea. Tarucus pit ho (Linnaeus), see thespis. *Tarucus quadratus Grant, 1899. Fig. Bethune Baker, 1918. *Tarucus rosacea (Austaut), 1885. Fig. Bethune Baker, 1918 (as mediterraneae). mediterraneae Bethune Baker, 1918. *Tarucus sybaris sybaris (Hopffer), 1855. Fig. Hopffer, 1862. * Tarucus sybaris linearis (Aurivillius), 1924. * Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius), 1793. * Tarucus thespis (Linnaeus), 1764. Fig. Trimen, 1887. pitho ($) (Linnaeus), 1764. *Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1943, Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 1942 : 121, Fig. 189. Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus), $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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