Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909

Bologna, M. A. & Pinto, J. D., 2002, The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis, Journal of Natural History 36 (17), pp. 2013-2102 : 2083-2084

77. Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909 University Zonitopsis Zonitoides as Zonitopsis type Wellman species Fairmaire Wellman of, 1910, Zonitoides 1883 .. Type [nec species Fairmaire Zonitoides : Zonitoides ; new Lehman name megalops for, 1862 Zonitoides Fairmaire ( Gastropoda Fairmaire, 1883)],; by. replaced monotypy by [by Stenoderistella Reitter, 1911 . Type species: Stenodera pallidissima Reitter, 1908 , by monotypy. Downloaded (Palaearctic Aksentjev Type Geographic species, (1988 Sahara distribution.). Ca Lytta , Palestine 58 spp coccinea. . Afrotropical, Arabia Fabricius, Iran and,, China 1801 Oriental,, Japan by subsequent regions, Taiwan,, part Korea designation of) and the

Australasian regions (New Guinea, some Melanesian and Micronesian islands,

Tonga Island, E Australia).

References

Taxonomy. Péringuey (1909 partial key to South African spp.); Pic (1911); Kaszab (1960c, 1962a, 1983); Pardo Alcaide (1966); Mohamedsaid (1981); Bologna (1990).

Bionomics. PeyerimhoV (1931); Iwata (1933); Kifune (1961); Maeta (1978); Gess (1981).

Larvae. Iwata (1933); Kifune (1961).

Anatomy. Gupta (1971, 1978).

Notes

As discussed above some species of Zonitis may belong to Zonitoschema . Pinto and Bologna (1999) noted the possible relationships of this genus to the New World 2014 February 13 15: 23 at] Bath of University [by Downloaded

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Pseudozonitis Dillon. In addition to the enlarged eyes, the males of both genera also have apically recurved gonoforceps.

Numerous undescribed species of this genus exist in collections. We are aware of at least 20 in the HNHM, CB and other collections.

The rst-instar larva is phoretic. The larva is known for a single Japanese species; it develops as a parasitoid of Megachilidae .