Acanthoscelides sauli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

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 Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Bruchinae
Tribus: Bruchini
Subtribe: Acanthoscelidina
Genus: Acanthoscelides
Species: Acanthoscelides sauli

Name

Acanthoscelides sauli Romero, Cruz & Kingsolver, 2009: 3

Holotype: FSCA. Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico, 21/V/2006, Saul S.Soto, reared seed Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd.

Type locality: Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico.

Paratypes:

• FSCA: Allotype + 9 paratypes
• TAMU: 5 paratypes
• USNM: 5 paratypes
• CNIN: 5 paratypes
• CEAM: 31 paratypes

References

Primary references

• Romero Napoles, J., de la Cruz Perez, A. & Kingsolver, J.M. 2009. Seed beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) associated with Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd., with description of a new species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky. Insecta Mundi 0093: 1–11. Full article (PDF) Reference page.