Zeamordella monacha

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Mordellidae
Subfamilia: Mordellinae
Tribus: Mordellini
Genus: Zeamordella
Species: Zeamordella monacha
Name

Zeamordella monacha Broun, 1886
Synonyms

Mordella graphiptera Champion, 1895 [syn. Lu (2009: 32)]
Mordella H-fasciata Lea, 1895 [syn. Champion (1896: 448), of M. graphiptera]
Trichotomoxia demarzi Ermisch, 1962 [ Lu, 2009: 32 (new synonym) ]

Type data

monacha Broun: Lectotype, designated by Lu (2009: 33): BMNH
Type kind: adult
Type locality: Pokeno, New Zealand AK
demarzi Ermisch: Holotype (unique): SMT [Lu (2009: 32) refers to a female paratype]
Type kind: male
Type locality: Perth, WA, Australia

References

Ermisch, K. 1962: I. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Mordelliden Australiens (Coleopt. Heterom. Mordellidae). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 13: 338–370.
Franciscolo, M.E. 1980: Revision of Zeamordella Broun, 1886 and Stenomordellaria Ermisch, 1950 (Col. Mordellidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 'Giacomo Doria', 83: 191–222. BHL Reference page.
Lu, W. 2009: Tumbling flower beetles from New Zealand (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) with new synonymies for some Australian species. New Zealand entomologist 32(1): 23–40. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2009.9722173 Reference page.

Zeamordella monacha is a species of beetle in the genus Zeamordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1886.[1]
References

Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015