Spintherophyta violacea

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: Spintherophyta
Species: Spintherophyta violacea

Name

Spintherophyta violacea Jacoby, 1890

Holotype: BMNH. ♂. “Ventanas, Mex.,/2000 ft./Forrer.//B.C.A./204.6.//Spintherophyta/violacea/Jac. [label handwritten on blue paper]//HOLO-/TYPE. [circular label outlined in red]//6. Spintherophyta violacea.”.

Type locality: "Mexico, Ventanas".

Synonymy

• Spintherophyta violacea Jacoby, 1890: 204
• Metaparia violacea: Flowers, 1996: 42
• Spintherophyta violacea: Sublett & Cook, 2021: 806 [reinstated combination]

References

Primary references

• Flowers, R.W. 1996. La subfamilia Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) en América Central. Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication 2: 1–59. Online version (archived). Reference page. 
• Jacoby, M. 1880–1892. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol. VI. Part 1, Supplement. Phytophaga (part). London: Dulau & Co. ii + 374 pp., 43 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• 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.