Tomoxia bucephala Costa, 1854: 8–9

Selnekovič, Dávid & Improta, Roberta, 2020, The type material of Mordellidae described by Achille Costa (Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 4803 (1), pp. 42-50 : 44

Tomoxia bucephala Costa, 1854: 8–9

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Type locality. “ Calabrie ”, Italy .

Material examined. Lectotype by present designation ( Fig. 1 ), female, MZFN: new box, labelled: “ Tomoxia bucephala n. Calabria. [original Costa’s label] | LECTOTYPUS Tomoxia bucephala Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič des. 2019 [red label]”; pinned in left elytron; right metatarsus and left metatarsomeres 2–4 missing . Additional specimens in the series: 1 female, MZFN: new box, labelled: “ Tomoxia bucephala Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič det. 2019” .

Current status. Junior subjective synonym of Mordella biguttata Gyllenhal, 1827 (nec Rossi, 1794); valid name.

Remarks. The lectotype corresponds to the current interpretation of the species. Genus Tomoxia was described on page eight of Costa (1853) with a date of publication 1 December 1853. Description of the species starts on page eight published on 1 December 1853 and continues on page nine published in 1854 (without specification of the day and month; Costa 1853 –1854; Bosquet 2016). We maintain 1854 as the year of publication in the name of the species as it was the first date when the full description became available.

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.