Tyrannomolpus rex

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: Tyrannomolpus
Species: Tyrannomolpus rex

Name

Tyrannomolpus rex Nadein & Leschen, 2017: 278

Type locality: "Great Island Three Kings". [Great Island, Three Kings Islands, New Zealand]

Holotype: NZAC: mounted on large card [left antennomere 11 with missing apex], ”Great Island Three Kings / 1–3.1.63 E. S. Gourley / Pilocolaspis elephantopus Gourley Det. E. S. Gourley n. sp. 1963 [partly in E. S. Gourley hand] / E.S. Gourley Acc. 1970 Ent. Div.

References

Primary references

• Nadein, K.S. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2017. A new genus of leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. Zootaxa 4294(2): 271–280. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.2.9 . ResearchGate . Reference page.