Taxonavigation

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Psydrinae
Tribus: Moriomorphini
Subtribus: Moriomorphina
Genus: Molopsida
Species: Molopsida polita
Synonym: Molopsida carbonaria

Name

• Molopsida carbonaria (Broun, 1908)
  • Authority for placement: Larochelle & Larivière, 2013: 50 ('New synonym')
  • Original genus: Tarastethus Sharp, 1883
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ['One female ...']
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'Manawatu Flats, nine miles below the Gorge'

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1908: Descriptions of new species of New Zealand Coleoptera. Annals and magazine of natural history (8), 2(10): 334–352. DOI: 10.1080/00222930808692490 BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 351]

References

• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43) Extract and PDF Reference page. 

• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) Extract and PDF Reference page.  [see p. 50]