Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 1909

Bologna, M. A. & Pinto, J. D., 2002, The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis, Journal of Natural History 36 (17), pp. 2013-2102 : 2083

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scientific name

Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 1909
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76. Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 1909

(gure 17)

Type species. Zonitis sellata Fahraeus, 1870 , xed by subsequent designation (Aksentjev, 1988) (see Selander, 1991). 20 spp.

Geographic distribution. Afrotropical and Oriental (E India, Laos, Vietnam, China) regions

References

Taxonomy. Péringuey (1909); Pic (1909 partial key and catalogue, 1910 partial key and catalogue, 1932); Kaszab (1981).

Notes 2014 Zonitis Bologna. This (2000 species b) recently diVers from transferred Zonitomorpha the Namibian in both notaticollis antennal Kaszab and pronotum, 1951, to February shape although Subserrate. Its elongate antennae antennae, is and are not the sub campaniform distinctively liform rather. campaniform These than traits subserrate are pronotum characteristic, and (gure the 17 of pronotum) Zonitis charac-,.

terize all Zonitomorpha . The placement of notaticollis in Zonitomorpha apparently 13

was prompted by its elongate, narrow head, a trait relatively uncommon in Zonitis . 15: At least three Oriental species examined [cribripennis (Fairmaire, 1895) from 23 E India, davidis (Fairmaire, 1886) from China, dollei (Fairmaire, 1888) from at] Vietnam] diVer from others by their shorter temples and antennae; they appear to Bath represent a distinct group of species. of

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Meloidae

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