Published July 28, 2020 | Version v1
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Zonitomorpha Peringuey 1909

  • 1. The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
  • 2. The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China & gdren @ hbu. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5808 - 9122

Description

Genus Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 1909

Remarks. There are three species from East Asia with similar morphology except for the coloration of antennae. Zonitomorpha cribripennis (Fairmaire, 1894) (from Bengale; Fig. 3): antennae are almost yellow, only slightly dark on the apical one or two antennomeres; Zonitomorpha davidis (Fairmaire, 1886) (from Beijing, China; Fig. 4): antennomeres VI–XI dark, I–V yellow; Zonitomorpha kimi (Kôno, 1936) comb. nov. (from Korea; see fig. 3 in Kôno 1936a): antennomeres I–III yellow, IV–XI dark.

We are not sure if this difference in the antennal coloration represents intraspecific variation or diagnostic features for species, which requires further investigation on male genitalia or molecular data.

Notes

Published as part of Pan, Zhao & Ren, Guo-Dong, 2020, New synonyms, combinations and status in the Chinese species of the family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with additional faunistic records, pp. 260-286 in Zootaxa 4820 (2) on page 264, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4397628

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Peringuey
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Meloidae
Genus
Zonitomorpha
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Zonitomorpha Peringuey, 1909 sec. Pan & Ren, 2020

References

  • Fairmaire, L. (1886) Descriptions de coleopteres de l'interieur de la Chine. Annales de la SocieteEntomologique de France, Series 6, 6, 303 - 356.
  • Kono, H. (1936 a) Neue und wenig bekannte kafer Japans. I. Insecta Matsumurana, 10, 87 - 98.