On Hallomenus orientalis Pic, 1951 and Hallomenus orientalis Nikitsky, 1998 (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae), with notes on possibly overlooked papers of Maurice Pic

Recently, Poggi (2024) reported an unusual case of simultaneous homonymy and synonymy in the myrmecophilous beetle subfamily Thorictinae of the family Dermestidae. Unexpectedly, an analogous case was found while consulting the poorly known periodical Diversités entomologiques authored and edited from June 1947 to September 1955 by Maurice Pic. It includes the description of Hallomenus orientalis, a new species with a nomen sounding familiar to us. Indeed, the same binomen was used by Nikitsky (1998) for a species described as new and currently considered as valid (Nikitsky 2020). Obviously, Nikitsky was not aware of Pic’s description.