Mordellistena purpurascens Costa, 1854: 17

Selnekovič, Dávid & Improta, Roberta, 2020, The type material of Mordellidae described by Achille Costa (Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 4803 (1), pp. 42-50 : 46-47

Mordellistena purpurascens Costa, 1854: 17

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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).

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.