Mecynotarsus solomon Kejval, 2017

Telnov, Dmitry, 2024, Contribution to the knowledge of the Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 (Coleoptera) of the Solomon Archipelago with notes on some Indo-Pacific Sapintus Casey, 1895, Zootaxa 5507 (1), pp. 79-103 : 101

Mecynotarsus solomon Kejval, 2017 ( Fig. 14 )

Kejval (2017: 308) original description, figures.

Type material. Národní muzeum, Prague, Czech Republic.

Ecology. Inhabits sandy riverbanks.

Distribution. Endemic to the Solomon Islands. Yet recorded only from Guadalcanal ( Fig. 14 ).

Figures

FIGURE 14. Distribution records of Sapintus Casey, 1895 and Notoxinae Stephens, 1829 in the Solomon Archipelago. Black and white circles–S. airi Telnov, 2014; white circle–S. curvitibia Telnov, 2014; squares–S. francoisi (Pic, 1902) [locality in Santa Isabel is indicative for the whole island, since no exact locality information is available]; star–Mecynotarsus solomon Kejval, 2017. Black line: schematic Pleistocene landmass of the Greater Bukida and Greater Gatumbangara islands and other sea-minimum landmasses in the Solomon Archipelago.