Phaedon insolitus

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: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Subtribus: Chrysomelina
Genus: Phaedon
Species: Phaedon insolitus

Name

Phaedon insolitus Ge & Daccordi, 2015: 20, figs. 16–17

Type locality: China, NW. Sichuan, between Luhuo-Sanggarmai pass, W. of Luhuo, Alpine region (elev. 4200–4300m).

Holotype: ZIN, ♂, 8–28.VI.2004. coll. R. Fabbri.

• Etymology: The specific name is referring to the strange body shape.

References

Primary references

• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Ren, J. & Yang, X.-K. 2015. Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101. Online. Reference page.  [original description: p. 20, figs. 16–17]