Bitoma morosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Zopheridae
Subfamilia: Colydiinae
Tribus: Synchitini
Genus: Bitoma
Species: Bitoma morosa

Name

Bitoma morosa Broun, 1921: 613

• Original genus: Bitoma Herbst, 1793
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: unique ('One, ...')
  • Description: [adult]
  • Repository: BMNH
• Type locality: 'Lake Rotoiti, Nelson' [NEW ZEALAND BR]
• ZooBank: [1]

References

• Lord, N.P. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2014. Illustrated catalogue and type designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 3809(1): 1–127. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1 Reference page.  [See p. 17, and figs. 64-65] [NOTE: Fig. 64 is the same photo as fig. 72 (see Bitoma novella). It is the correct image for Bitoma morosa (N.P. Lord, pers. comm.)]