Mordella perspicillata Costa, 1854: 15–16

Selnekovič, Dávid & Improta, Roberta, 2020, The type material of Mordellidae described by Achille Costa (Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 4803 (1), pp. 42-50 : 46

Mordella perspicillata Costa, 1854: 15–16

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Type locality. “Regno di Napoli” [former Kingdom of Naples ], Italy .

Material examined. Lectotype by present designation ( Fig. 6 ), sex undetermined, MZFN: new box, labelled: “42.3269 | Mordella perspicillata n. Napoli [original Costa’s label] | LECTOTYPE Mordella perspicillata, Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič des. 2019 [red label] | Mediimorda bipunctata (Germar, 1827) D. Selnekovič det. 2019”; pinned in right elytron . Additional specimens in the series: 3 specimens (sex undetermined), MZFN: new box, labelled: “ Mediimorda bipunctata (Germar, 1827) D. Selnekovič det. 2019” .

Current status. Junior subjective synonym of Mediimorda bipunctata (Germar, 1827) by Emery (1876).

Figures

FIGURES 1–13. Lectotype labels. 1, Tomoxia bucephala Costa, 1854. 2, Mordella coronata Costa, 1854. 3, Mordella inter- rupta Costa, 1854. 4, Mordella basalis Costa, 1854. 5, Mordella brevicauda Costa, 1854. 6, Mordella perspicillata Costa, 1854. 7, Mordellistena stricta Costa, 1854. 8, Mordellistena purpurascens Costa, 1854. 9, Mordellistena picipes Costa, 1854. 10, Mordellistena confinis Costa, 1854. 11, Mordellistena minima Costa, 1854. 12, Natirrica meridionalis Costa, 1854. 13, Mordella viridescens Costa, 1859.