Metaparia prosopis

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: Metaparia
Species: Metaparia prosopis

Name

Metaparia prosopis Sublett, Schultz & Cook in Sublett & Cook, 2021: 799

Holotype: USNM. ♂. Downings/ranch/Terrell Co.,/5-10-’12. Tex.// JDMitchell/collector//Illustrated/W.T. Schultz// USNM/TypeNo/71050 [red label]//HOLOTYPE/ Metaparia/prosopis/Schultz 1970 [red label]// USNM ENT/00871544 [label upside down with QCR code]".

Paratypes:

• USNM: 2 ♂♂ and 2 ♀♀ point-mounted on the same pin, labeled "On Prosopis sp./nr. Imperial/Tex. V.15’41/Presidio 658//PARATYPE/ Metaparia/prosopis/Schultz 1970 [red type label]".
• MCZ: 1 ♂ point-mounted and dissected, labeled "Alpine Tex/5.15.36, 5 [unreadable letters]//John George/Ghering/Collection// PARATYPE/Metaparia/prosopis/Schultz 1970 [red type label]".
• OSU: 1 ♀ point-mounted, labeled "Terrell Co./VI-6-39 Tex.// D.J. & J.N./Knull Collrs.//PARATYPE/Metaparia/ prosopis/Schultz 1970 [red type label]//OSUC 533920"; 1 ♂ point-mounted "Ft. Stockton,/V-31-37 Tex.//D.J. & J.N./Knull Collrs.// PARATYPE/Metaparia/prosopis/Schultz 1970 [red type label]//OSUC 533921".

Type locality: Downings ranch, Terrell Co., Texas.

Synonymy

• Metaparia prosopis Schultz, 1970: 107 [invalid name, not published]

References

Primary references

• Schultz, W.T. 1970. The Eumolpinae of America north of Mexico with revisions of selected genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Unpublished dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University. 342 pp. Online. Reference page.  [unpublished]
• Sublett, C.A. & Cook, J.L. 2021. A Comprehensive Revision of the Genus Metaparia Crotch, 1873 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) and Description of a New Genus. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(4): 779–811. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-75.4.779 . Reference page.