Taxonavigation

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

Name

• Molopsida laevicollis (Broun, 1903)
  • Authority for placement: Britton, 1940: 477 ('n.syn.')
  • Original genus: Tarastethus Sharp, 1883
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ['One individual ...']
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH?
  • Type locality: 'Te Aroha'

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1903: Descriptions of new genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera. Annals and magazine of natural history (7), 11(65): 450–458. DOI: 10.1080/00222930308678798 BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 458]

References

• Britton, E.B. 1940: The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. Part I. Pterostichini. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 69: 473–508, plates 68-75. BUGZ
• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43) ISBN 0-478-09342-X

• 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]