On the complex nomenclatural situation of two common Palaearctic weevils: Dorytomus rufatus Bedel, 1888 and Orchestes pilosus Fabricius, 1781 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

In accordance with the ICZN (1999), seven actions are taken to preserve nomenclatural stability of taxa currently belonging to Curculionidae. Following the provisions of Article 23.9.1Dorytomus rufatus(Bedel, 1888) (formerlyEteophilus) is made anomen protectumandCurculio arcuatusPanzer, 1794,Curculio fructuumMarsham, 1802 andDorytomus simplexFaust, 1883 are madenomina oblita;Orchestes pilosus(Fabricius,1781) (formerlyCurculio) is made anomen protectumandCurculio segetisLinnaeus, 1758 andCurculio saltatorsegetisDeGeer, 1775 are madenomina oblita. Having met the conditions of Article 75 neotypes ofCurculio fructuumMarsham, 1802,Curculio rubellusMarsham, 1802,Curculio saltatorsegetisDeGeer, 1775,Curculio segetisLinnaeus, 1758 andDorytomus rufulusBedel, 1884 are designated. Lectotypes ofCurculio arcuatusPanzer, 1794,Curculio ilicisFabricius, 1787 andCurculio pectoralisPanzer, 1795 are also designated. The following new synonymies are proposed:Dorytomus melanophthalmus(Paykull, 1792) (=Curculio pectoralisPanzer, 1795syn. nov.; = Curculio rubellusMarsham, 1802syn. nov.), and the following synonymies are confirmed:Dorytomus rufatus(Bedel, 1888) (=Curculio arcuatusPanzer, 1794; = Curculio fructuumMarsham, 1802; = Dorytomus rufulusBedel, 1884; = Dorytomus simplexFaust, 1883);Orchestes pilosus(Fabricius,1781) (=Curculio ilicisFabricius, 1787; = Curculio saltatorsegetisDeGeer, 1775; = Curculio segetisLinnaeus, 1758). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]