RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBFAMILY AGRYPNINAE 137 
in place of Boisduval’s Nouvelle Holland [Australia]. This may be due to Germar 
confusing the localities of Adelocera caliginosa Boisduval and Elater caliginosus 
Boisduval or because his interpretation of the species was based on Tasmanian 
material identified by means of Boisduval’s description. 
Neither the BMNH, DEI, Eberswalde nor NMHU, Berlin, contain specimens 
from Tasmania determined by Germar. The BMNH contains a male and female 
from the Schaum collection. The male bears a determination label believed to 
be in Germar’s handwriting (Horn & Kahle, 1935; pl. 37, no. 36); caliginosus De}. 
Boisd., N. Holl. The female bears the number 1022 (referring to the manuscript 
catalogue of the Schaum collection) and a small blue triangular label with the 
letters ‘Vd’. These letters may indicate Van Diemansland. The specimens 
agree well with Germar’s description though the male is smaller (11-5 mm) and 
the female larger (13-6 mm) than Germar’s published measurement of 6 lines 
(=12:-8mm). Both specimens are conspecific with the lectotype of F. caliginosus 
Boisduval. 
Despite the fact that the specimen with Germar’s determination label originates 
from Australia, I am of the opinion that it represents Germar’s interpretation of 
E. caliginosus Boisduval. 
Agrypnus candezei (Fleutiaux) comb. n. 
Lacon candezei Fleutiaux, 1895a : 685. 
Adelocera candezei (Fleutiaux) Fleutiaux, 1926 : 96. 
LECTOTYPE (present designation). NortH VIETNAM: 9, Tonkin, Florentin; 
Lacon candezei type [Fleut]; Lacon inops Cand., Cand. det. [Cand.]; L. candezei 
Fleut. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 1894 : 685 [Fleut]. (MNHN, Paris). 
Paralectotypes. 3 ex., same locality as the lectotype, but without Fleutiaux’s 
determination labels (MNHN, Paris). 
The published locality is Lang-Son. 
Agrypnus canescens (Candéze) comb. n. 
Lacon canescens Candéze, 1897 : 9. 
Archontas canescens (Candéze) Cobos, 1970 : 133. 
LECTOTYPE (present designation). W. Arrica: 9, n. sp. 1893 [sic] canescens 
Cand., Congo [Candéze, blue border]; Lacon canescens det. E. Candéze [IRSNB 
curatorial label]; Collection E. Candéze; Ex. Typis (IRSNB, Brussels). 
The published locality is Ogoowé [Gabon]. 
Agrypnus cariei (Fleutiaux) comb. n. 
Lacon caviei Fleutiaux, 1920b : 490. 
Adelocera cariei (Fleutiaux) Fleutiaux, 1926 : 96. 
LECTOTYPE (present designation). Mauritius: 3, Ie Maurice, Butte 4 
l'Herbe, Carie, Juillet 1900; Lacon cariei Fleut. type [Fleut.] (MNHN, Paris). 
