Mecistes lineatus

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 lineatus

Name

Mecistes lineatus (Pic, 1921)

Lectotype: MNHN. "Africa or., Katona [printed white label]; Shirati, 1909.IV [printed and handwritten white label]; type [handwritten white label]; TYPE [printed red label]; Museum Paris, Coll. M. Pic [printed blue label]; Pachnephorus lineatus n sp [handwritten white label]; Lectotyups Pachnephorus lineatus Pic, 1921 S. Zoia des. 2007 [printed red label].". (designated by Zoia, 2007: 131)

Paralectotype: "Africa or. Katona; Shirati 1909.IV.; type; Pachnephorus lineatus n.sp." (1 ♂, 1 ♀, MNHN)

Type locality: "Africa Or.".

Synonymy

• Pachnephorus lineatus Pic, 1921: 2 (original combination)
• Mecistes lineatus: Zoia, 2007: 131

References

Primary references

• Pic, M. 1921. Nouveautés diverses. Mélanges exotico-entomologiques 34: 1–33. BHL.
• Zoia, S. 2007. A revision of the Pachnephorus from the Afrotropical region (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Fragmenta entomologica 39(1): 1–156. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/128 . Reference page. 

Additional 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 lineatus. African Eumolpinae site.