Taophila scorpii

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: Eumolpini
Genus: Taophila
Subgenus: Taophila (Taophila)
Species: Taophila scorpii

Name

Taophila scorpii Samuelson, 2010: 59

Holotype: BPBM 17,190. ♀. NEW CALEDONIA. Col des Roussettes, 350–450 m, 3.ii.1971, N.L.H. Krauss.

• Allotype: BPBM. ♂. same loc. but 450–550 m, 4–6.ii.1963, J.L. Gressitt.
• Paratypes: same data as holotype (1 ♀); same data as allotype but G. Kuschel (1 ♀, 1 ♂); Plateau de Dogny, 29.iii.1968, sweeping, T.C. Maa (1 ♂) and Maa & Gressitt (2 ♀ BPBM, MNHN); Col d’Amieu, 650 m, 31.iii.1968, Gressitt (1 ♀).

Type locality: NEW CALEDONIA. Col des Roussettes, 350–450 m.

References

Primary references

• Samuelson, G.A. 2010. Review of Taophila, a genus endemic to New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Zootaxa 2621: 45–62. Preview PDF. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2621.1.3 . Reference page.