Mordella coronata Costa, 1854: 11–12

Selnekovič, Dávid & Improta, Roberta, 2020, The type material of Mordellidae described by Achille Costa (Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 4803 (1), pp. 42-50 : 45

Mordella coronata Costa, 1854: 11–12

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Type locality. “Adiacenze del lago di Patria” [adjacency of Lago di Patria ], Italy .

Material examined. Lectotype by present designation ( Fig. 2 ), female, MZFN: new box, labelled: “ Mordella coronata A. Cos. [original Costa’s label] | LECTOTYPUS Mordella coronata Costa, 1854 D. Selnekovič des. 2019 [red label] | Variimorda (s. str.) villosa (Schrank, 1781) D. Selnekovič det. 2019”; pinned in right elytron; left anten- nomeres 10–11 missing.

Current status. Junior subjective synonym of Variimorda villosa (Schrank, 1781) by Méquignon (1946).

Remarks. The lectotype is in relatively good condition. It can be assigned to Variimorda villosa based on the shape of galea and whitish pubescence in the basal portions of the pygidium.

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.