Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838

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 : 4-5

Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838

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Melandrya maculata LeConte 1850: 232 (type locality: nothing specific, but paper dealt with “Lake Superior” Coleoptera ). Junior subjective synonymy

Melandrya maculata lectotype (♂), labeled: “[pale blue disc with 2 edges cut = north shore of Lake Superior] / Type 4765 / [handwritten] Emmesa connectens Nm. M. maculata Lec. / LECTOTYPE ♂ Melandrya maculata LeC. design. Pollock 2000”. [lectotype by present designation]. A second specimen, with similar first label as lectotype labeled as PARALECTOTYPE. LeConte (1850: 232) stated “An Emmesa connectens Nm. Ent. Mag. perperam descripta?”, thus indicating he was aware of the potential of this synonymy.

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.