Argopistes biplagiatus

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: Alticini
Subtribus: Diboliina
Genus: Argopistes
Species: Argopistes biplagiatus

Name

Argopistes biplagiatus Motschulsky, 1860: 236

Syntypes: 11 syntypes glued on the same card (ZMMU). “type [h, w] // Amur [h, r] // Argopistes / biplagiatus / Amur. m. Motsch [h, w, with black border] // Syntypus [p, r] // Ȝoomyȝeň Mry (Mockba, POCCNR) / No ZMMU Col 03056 / Zool. Mus. Mosq. Univ. / (Mosquae, RUSSIA) / ex coll. V. I. Motschulsky [p, pink label]”

Synonyms

• Argopistes flavitarsis Motschulsky, 1860: 137
• Argopistes limbatus Motschulsky, 1860: 137
• Argopistes suturalis Motschulsky, 1860: 137
• Argopistes undecimmaculata Jacoby, 1885: 738
  • Lectotype: NHMUK, sex undetermined. “Type / H.T. [p, w, circle label with red border] // SYN- / TYPE [p, w, circle label with blue border] // Sapporo / 5.VIII-16.VIII.80. [p, w] // Japan / G. Lewis. / 1910-320 [p, w] // Sap [h, w]”. (designated by Lee, Chiang & Suenaga, 2024)

References

Primary references

• Lee, C-F., Chiang, M-Y. & Suenaga, H. 2024. The genus Argopistes Motschulsky from Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 1215: 151–183. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.134871 Reference page. 
• Motschulsky, V. de 1860. Coléoptères rapportés de la Sibérie orientale et notamment des pays situeés sur les bords du fleuve Amour par MM. Schrenck, Maack, Ditmar, Voznessensky etc. déterminés et décrits. In: Schrenck L. (ed) Reisen und Forschungen im Amur-Lande in den Jahren 1854–1856 im Auftrage der Kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgeführt und in Verbindung mit mehreren Gelehrten herausgegeben. Band II. Zweite Lieferung. Coleopteren. St. Petersburg: Eggers & Comp., pp. 80–257 + [1 (Errata)], pls. VI–XI, 1 map. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Döberl, M. 2010. Subfamily Alticinae Newman, 1835. Pp. 491–563. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 924 pp. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. Google Books. Reference page.  [p. 503]

Links

• Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Argopistes biplagiatus Motsch. (Chrysomelidae) - atlas of beetles of Russia (photo by K.V. Makarov)