Eulepton burkei

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: Eulepton
Species: Eulepton burkei

Name

Eulepton burkei Riley, 2019: 1005

Holotype: TAMU. ♂. "TEXAS: Pecos Co. | 28 mi. S Ft. Stockton, | hwy. 385 rest stop, IV- | 19-1997, E. Riley-469 || on Quercus | mohriana | Buckley || [red label] HOLOTYPE | Eulepton | burkei | Riley".

Paratypes: 114 ♂♂, 164 ♀♀. USA: TEXAS: Brewster Co. 11 (air) km SE Alpine, Hwy. 118, 30.2790°N, 103.5858°W, IV-20-2015, M. A. Quinn & E. G. Riley, beating Juniperus sp. [14 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀, EGRC, TAMU]; same data except beating Rhus sp. [8 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, EGRC, TAMU]. Culberson Co. Guadalupe Mts. Nat’l. Pk., Guadalupe Peak Trail (middle), 31.8938°N, 104.8460°W, VI-12-2012, E. G. Riley, on Quercus sp. [4 ♂♂, TAMU]; Guadalupe Mts. Nat’l. Pk., McKittrick Cyn., Pratt Cabin, 31.9837°N, 104.7806°W, VI-14-2012, E. G. Riley, on Quercus sp. [2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, TAMU]. Pecos Co. 28 mi. S Fort Stockton, IV-18-1985, J. C. Schaffner [2 ♀♀, TAMU]; 28 mi. S Fort Stockton, Hwy. 385, rest stop, IV-19-1997, E. G. Riley, on Quercus mohriana Buckley [59 ♂♂, 74 ♀♀, AJGC, BYU, CMNC, CNC, EGRC, FSCA, MCZ, TAMU, USNM]; same locality but IV-30-1997, J. E. Wappes, beating Quercus mohriana Buckl. [2 ♂♂, 19 ♀♀, JEWC, TAMU]; same data except V-11-1997 [14 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀, JEWC, TAMU]; same locality but IV-14-2002, R. H. Turnbow [10 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀, FSCA, RHTC, TAMU]; 28 mi. SW Fort Stockton on Hwy. 385, V-4-2007, S. G.Wellso [1 ♀, TAMU]. Presidio Co. Big Bend Ranch St. Natural Ar., IV-28-1991, J. C. Schaffner [1 ♂, TAMU].

Type locality: TEXAS: Pecos Co. 28 mi. S Ft. Stockton, hwy. 385 rest stop.

References

Primary references

Riley, E.G. 2019. Eulepton burkei Riley (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a New Genus and Species of Eumolpine Leaf Beetle from Western Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(4): 999–1006. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-73.4.999 . Reference page.