Blepharotoma angustata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

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: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Sericoidini
Genus: Blepharotoma
Species: Blepharotoma angustata

Name

Blepharotoma angustata (Blanchard, 1850)

Type locality: Bolivia, Santa-Cruz.

Lectotype: MNHN. female ♀. 1834. legit M. d'’Orbigny. 6453 / 34. (lectotype designated by Smith 2008: 4–5)

Synonyms

• Aplodema angustata Blanchard, 1850
• Blepharotoma angustata Blanchard, 1850 (comb. nov. by Smith 2008: 4)

References

Primary references

• Blanchard, C.É. 1850. I^er Famille – Scarabaeidae. Pp. 1–128. In: Milne-Edwards, H., Blanchard, C.É., & Lucas, P.H.: Catalogue de la collection entomologique du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Classe des insectes. Ordre des coléoptères. Tome I, Première livraison. Paris: Gide et Baudry, iv + 128 pp. BHL Reference page.  [original description]
• Smith, A.B.T. 2008. South American Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) classification and nomenclature: some problems and solutions. Insecta Mundi 60: 1–28. Reference page.  [comb. nov.: p. 4]