Mordella basalis Costa, 1854: 13–14

Selnekovič, Dávid & Improta, Roberta, 2020, The type material of Mordellidae described by Achille Costa (Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 4803 (1), pp. 42-50 : 45

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.1.2

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scientific name

Mordella basalis Costa, 1854: 13–14
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Mordella basalis Costa, 1854: 13–14

( Figs 4 View FIGURES 1–13 , 14–15 View FIGURES 14–15 )

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

Material examined. Lectotype by present designation ( Figs 4 View FIGURES 1–13 , 14–15 View FIGURES 14–15 ), male, MZFN: new box, labelled: “42.4749 | Mordella basalis , n. Camaldoli [original Costa’s label] | LECTOTYPE Mordella basalis Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič des. 2019 [red label] | Variimorda (s. str.) basalis Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič det. 2019”; pinned, geni- talia and pygidium stored in microvial . Additional specimens in the series: 1 female, MZFN: new box, labelled: “ Calabria | Variimorda (s. str.) basalis Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič det. 2019” .

Current status. Valid species; present combination: Variimorda (s. str.) basalis (Costa, 1854) .

Remarks. The lectotype corresponds to the current interpretation of the species, but it also agrees with the description of Variimorda briantea (Comolli, 1837) . Unfortunately, the collection of Antonio Villa containing a single type specimen of V. briantea have been destroyed ( Bosquet 2016; Fabrizio Rigato, MSNM, pers. comm.). Therefore, we cannot confirm the validity of the two species here. Genitalia of the V. basalis lectotype are illustrated here for the first time ( Figs 14–15 View FIGURES 14–15 ).

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Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Mordellidae

Genus

Mordella

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