Published June 25, 2020 | Version v1
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Mordellistena purpurascens Costa 1854

  • 1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, SK- 84215, Bratislava, Slovakia (corresponding author)
  • 2. Museo Zoologico, Centro Musei delle Scienze Naturali e Fisiche dell'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Mezzocan- none 8, IT- 80134, Naples, Italy.

Description

Mordellistena purpurascens Costa, 1854: 17

(Fig. 8)

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

Material examined. Lectotype by designation of Selnekovič & Kodada (2019) (Fig. 8), male, MZFN: new box, labelled: “ Mordellistena purpurascens n. Napoli [original Costa’s label] | LECTOTYPE Mordellistena purpurascens Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič des. 2019 [red label]”; glued; genitalia stored in microvial; right metatarsus missing. Additional specimens in the series: 1 specimen (sex undetermined), MZFN: new box, labelled: “S. Severina ” [unidentified specimen belonging to M. gemellata species group].

Current status. Valid species.

Remarks. Correction of the confusion regarding the identity of M. purpurascens, lectotype designation and redescription are provided by Selnekovič & Kodada (2019).

Notes

Published as part of Selnekovič, Dávid & Improta, Roberta, 2020, The type material of Mordellidae described by Achille Costa (Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea), pp. 42-50 in Zootaxa 4803 (1) on pages 46-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3992244

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MZFN
Family
Mordellidae
Genus
Mordellistena
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Costa
Species
purpurascens
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , lectotype
Taxonomic concept label
Mordellistena purpurascens Costa, 1854 sec. Selnekovič & Improta, 2020

References

  • Selnekovic, D. & Kodada, J. (2019) Taxonomic revision of Mordellistena hirtipes species complex with new distribution records (Insecta, Coleoptera, Mordellidae). ZooKeys, 854, 89 - 118. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 854.32299