Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 1909

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, Zootaxa 4820 (2), pp. 260-286 : 264

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.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Type specimens. 1. Schroetteria polita ab. dilutipennis Reitter (HNHM): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. labels. 2. Schroetteria subpolita Reitter (HNHM): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. labels. 3. Zonitomorpha cribripennis (Fairmaire) (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. 4. Zonitomorpha davidis (Fairmaire) (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. head and antennae; c. labels. 5. Zonitomorpha dollei (Fairmaire) (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. 6. Zonitis fuscimembris Fairmaire (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. labels. Scale bars (a): 5 mm.