Nyphaeba mimica

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea 

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
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Cryptorhynchinae
Tribus: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribus: Cryptorhynchina
Genus: Nyphaeba
Species: Nyphaeba mimica

Name

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  • Nyphaeba mimica Riedel, 2017: 382, fig. 3
Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Fly River.
Holotype: BMNH, ARC4665, ♂; paralectotype of Pantiala illusa.
Etymology: This epithet is based on the Latin adjective mimicus, -a, -um (acting, imitating) and refers to the superficial resemblance of its habitus and color pattern with Pantiala illusa Pascoe and Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe).

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