Pityophthorus deletus

By | September 18, 2025
Genus / Species: Pityophthorus deletus | Location: United States, Colorado, Veta Pass | Image Type: lectotype | Collection: Museum of Comparative Zoology

Bright (1981) treated dolus Wood as synonym of P. deletus LeConte. Wood (Wood & Bright, 1992) restored dolus to species status. However, the range of dolus is a subset of that of deletus. There is a strong possibility that dolus Wood is a synonym.

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