Mecistes audisioi

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: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Bromiini
Genus: Mecistes
Species: Mecistes audisioi

Name

Mecistes audisioi Zoia, 2009: 121

Holotype: MSNM. ♂. "South Africa, Eastern Transvaal, 10 km S Carolina, m 1600 [printed white label]; 26°09’S 30°08’E, road side, 14.XII.1995, P. Audisio leg. [printed white label]; Holotypus Mecistes audisioi n. sp., S. Zoia det. 2009 [printed red label]".

Paratype: Stefano Zoia collection. (1 ♂, 3 ♀♀) "SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Transvaal, 10 km S Carolina, m 1600, 26°09’S 30°08’E, road side, 14.XII.1995, P. Audisio leg.".

Type locality: South Africa, Eastern Transvaal, 10 km S Carolina, m 1600, 26°09’S 30°08’E, road side.

References

Primary references

• Zoia, S. 2009. A revision of the genus Mecistes (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae). Memorie della Società entomologica italiana 88(1): 117–154. DOI: 10.4081/memorieSEI.2009.117 . PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Mecistes audisioi. African Eumolpinae site.