Sphenoptera purpuriventris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buprestoidea

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: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Chrysochroinae
Tribus: Sphenopterini
Genus: Sphenoptera
Subgenus: Sphenoptera (Buprestochila)
Species: Sphenoptera purpuriventris

Name

Sphenoptera purpuriventris Bellamy, 1986

Type locality: Malawi, Central Malawi, 20 km N.W. Dedza, S.E. 1434 Ad (S14.17 E34.~), u1250m (1200 m).

Holotype: TM. female ♀. 9-10.XII.1983. legit C.L. Bellamy, E. Holm, J. vd Berg, M. Edwardes, A. Schoeman.

Synonymy

• Sphenoptera (Buprestochila) purpuriventris Bellamy, 1986 (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Bellamy, C.L. 1986. New distributional and biological records for Sphenoptera Solier with a new species from Malawi (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 49(1): 39–44. full article (PDF). Reference page.