Melandrya striata Say, 1824

Pollock, Darren A., 2015, Lectotype designations in Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Boridae and Mycteridae, based on material in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), Insecta Mundi 2015 (427), pp. 1-15 : 5

Melandrya striata Say, 1824

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Melandrya striata var. bicolor Melsheimer 1846: 55 (type locality: unknown). Junior subjective synonymy

Melandrya striata var. bicolor lectotype (sex unknown), labeled: “Melsh. / [handwritten] M. bicolor var. b. striata * Melsh / MCZ TYPE 35394 / LECTOTYPE Melandrya striata var. bicolor (var. b) design. Pollock 2000”. [lectotype by present designation]

Melandrya striata var. thoracica Melsheimer 1846: 55 (type locality: unknown). Junior subjective synonymy

Melandrya striata var. thoracica lectotype (sex unknown), labeled: “Melsh. / [handwritten] var. thoracica * Melsh / LECTOTYPE Melandrya striata var. thoracica (var. a) design. Pollock 2000 / MCZ TYPE 35393”. [lectotype by present designation]. The lectotype appears to be a teneral individual, with the elytra slightly darker than the head and pronotum.

Figures

Figure 14–25. Dorsal and lateral habitus of newly designated lectotypes. 14) Dircaea riversi LeConte, lectotype, lateral habitus. Scale line = 5.0 mm. 15–16. Hypulus trifasciatus Melsheimer, lectotype. 15) Dorsal habitus. 16) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 2.0 mm. 17–18. Microtonus sericans LeConte, lectotype. 17) Dorsal habitus. 18) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 1.0 mm. 19–20. Scraptia flavicollis Haldeman, lectotype. 19) Dorsal habitus. Scale line = 2.0 mm. 20) Lateral habitus. Scale line = 1.0 mm. 21–22. Scraptia rugosa Haldeman, lectotype. 21) Dorsal habitus. 22) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 1.0 mm. 23–24. Melandrya maculata LeConte, male lectotype. 23) Dorsal habitus. 24) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 2.0 mm. 25) Melandrya striata var. bicolor Melsheimer, lectotype, dorsal habitus.

Figure 26–36. Dorsal and lateral habitus of newly designated lectotypes. 26. Melandrya striata var. bicolor Melsheimer, lectotype, lateral habitus. Scale line = 2.0 mm. 27–28. Melandrya striata var. thoracica Melsheimer, lectotype. 27) Dorsal habitus. 28) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 5.0 mm. 29–30. Hypulus fulminans LeConte, lectotype. 29) Dorsal habitus. 30) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 1.0 mm. 31–32. Microscapha arctica Horn, lectotype. 31) Dorsal habitus. 32) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 0.5 mm. 33–34. Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, lectotype. 33) Dorsal habitus. 34) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 1.0 mm. 35–36. Orchesia castanea Melsheimer, lectotype. 35) Dorsal habitus. 36) Lateral habitus. Scale lines = 2.0 mm.