Neochya nitidissima

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: Galerucinae
Tribus: Luperini
Subtribus: Luperina
Genus: Neochya
Species: Neochya nitidissima

Name

Neochya nitidissima (Chûjô, 1935)

Holotype: SDEI. ♀. "Kankau (Koshun = 恆春) / Formosa / H. Sauter V. 1912 [p, w] // Luperodes / nitidissimus / Chûjô [h] / DET. M. CHUJO [b, w] // Holotype [p, w, red letters]".

Synonymy

• Luperodes nitidissimus Chûjô, 1935: 161 (original combination)
• Luperodes bicoloripennis Chûjô, 1938: 138 [syn. nov.: Lee, 2020: 132]
  • Lectotype: TARI. ♂. "Arisan (阿里山) / FORMOSA/ 24–25.V.1933 / Col. M. CHUJO [p, w] // CO / Type [p, w, circular label with yellow letters] // Luperodes / bicoloripennis / Chûjô [h] / DET. M. CHUJO [b, w] // 1383 [p, w]". (designated by Lee, 2020: 132)
• Luperodes saramao Chûjô, 1962: 230 [syn. nov.: Lee, 2020: 132]
  • Holotype: KUEC. ♂. "13 VIII 1936 / Mururoahu (給里洛山 =見晴山) / --- Kussya (庫霞 = 大同) / TAIHEIZAN (太平山) [p, pink label] // Luperodes / saramao / Chûjô [h, w] // Holotype [h, r]".
• Atrachya nitidissima: Kimoto, 1966: 30
• Atrachya bicoloripennis: Kimoto, 1969: 55
• Atrachya bicolor [sic!]: Kimoto, 1989: 257
• Atrachya saramao: Kimoto, 1989: 257
• Neochya nitidissima: Lee, 2020: 132

References

Primary references

• Chûjô, M. 1935. H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute: Subfamily Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Arbeiten über morphologische und taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem 2: 160–174. PDF.
• Chûjô, M. 1938. H. Sauter's Formosa-collection: Subfamily Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Second part. Arbeiten über morphologische und taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem 5: 135–152. PDF.
• Chûjô, M. 1962. A taxonomic study on the Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from Formosa. Part XI. Subfamily Galerucinae. The Philippine Journal of Science 91: 1–239. Reference page.  [not seen]
• Kimoto, S. 1966. A list of the chrysomelid specimens of Taiwan preserved in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Esakia 5: 21–38. hdl: 2324/2351 .
• Kimoto, S. 1969. Notes on the Chrysomelidae from Taiwan II. Esakia 7: 1–68. hdl: 2324/2358 . Reference page. 
• Kimoto, S. 1989. The Taiwanese Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) collected by Dr. Kintaro Baba, on the occasion of his entomological survey in 1983 and 1986. Kurume University Journal 38: 237–272.
• Lee, C.-F. 2020. Revision of Taiwanese species of Atrachya Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae): descriptions of three new genera, two new species, and designations of three new synonyms. ZooKeys 940: 117–159. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.940.51800 . Reference page.