Taxonavigation

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Psydrinae
Tribus: Moriomorphini
Subtribus: Moriomorphina
Genus: Molopsida
Species: Molopsida antarctica
Synonym: Molopsida sulcicollis

Name

• Molopsida sulcicollis (Bates, 1874)
  • Authority for placement: Larochelle & Larivière, 2013: 51 ('New synonym')
  • Gender: changeable (-is, -e, -is)
  • Original genus: Tropopterus Solier, 1849
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ('One example, ...')
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: lost?
  • Type locality: '... sent by Mr. Fereday from Christchurch' [somewhat ambiguous as to whether the specimen, or just Mr. Fereday, is from Christchurch?]
  • ZooBank: [No record]

Primary references

• Bates, H.W. 1874: On the geodephagous Coleoptera of New Zealand. Annals and magazine of natural history (4), 13(75): 233–246. DOI: 10.1080/00222937408680849 BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 241]

References

• 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]