Metallanchista laticollis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

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: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Harpalinae
Supertribus: Lebiitae
Tribus: Lebiini
Subtribus: Physoderina
Genus: Metallanchista
Species: Metallanchista laticollis

Name

• Metallanchista laticollis Shi & Liang, 2013: 36

Holotype: NHMB, ♂, 1.-20.iii.1996, K. Majer leg.

Type locality: Thailand / Chumphon prov. / Pha To env. 9°48’ 98°47’.

Etymology: The name “laticollis” is from the Latin “lat-” meaning wide and “coll” meaning neck, referring to the pronotum. This species is named for its rather wide pronotum.

References

• Shi, H., Zhou, H. & Liang, H. 2013. Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera. ZooKeys 284: 1–129. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.284.3983 Reference page.  [original description: p. 36]