Mecistes chapuisi

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: Bromiini
Genus: Mecistes
Species: Mecistes chapuisi

Name

Mecistes chapuisi Jacoby, 1900: 226

Lectotype: IRSN. "Kamozi (Congo) [handwritten white label], Coll. R. I. Sc. N. B., Congo Belge, Ex Coll. Duvivier [printed and, partially, handwritten blue label]; Déterminat Jacoby 1898 [printed white label]; Mecistes chapuisi Jac [handwritten blue label]; Lectotypus Mecistes chapuisi Jacoby, 1900, S. Zoia des. 2009." (designated by Zoia, 2009: 123)

Paralectotypes:

• "Kamozi, J. Duvivier" (10 exx., IRSN; 2 exx. BMNH; 1 ex.; MCZ)
• "Sumbu, J. Duvivier" (6 exx., IRSN) [Note: the locality "Sumbu" is erroneously reported as "Tumbu" both in the original description by Jacoby, 1900 and in Clavareau, 1914]

Type locality: "Kamozi (Congo)".

References

Primary references

• Jacoby, M. 1900. On new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera from South and Central Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900: 203–266. BHL.
• Zoia, S. 2009. A revision of the genus Mecistes (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae). Memorie della Società entomologica italiana 88(1): 117–154. DOI: 10.4081/memorieSEI.2009.117 . PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Mecistes chapuisi. African Eumolpinae site.