Taophila subsericea

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: Taophila
Subgenus: Taophila (Taophila)
Species: Taophila subsericea

Name

Taophila subsericea Heller, 1916

Lectotype: SMTD. ♀. Tao, 24 June 1911, F. Sarasin & J. Roux leg. [pale blue label], 1915/18 [pale blue label], Taophila subsericea typus [red label], Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden [white label], Taophila subsericea Heller [white label]. (designated by Samuelson, 2010: 47)

Paralectotype: SMTD. ♂. Tao, 24 June 1911, F. Sarasin & J. Roux leg. [pale blue label], 1915/18 [pale blue label], Cotypus [red label], Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden [white label].

Type locality: New Caledonia: Tao.

Synonymy

• Taophila subsericea Heller, 1916: 306
• Stethotes mandjeliae Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2011 [syn.: Platania & Gómez-Zurita, 2021]
  • Holotype: MNHN EC10226. ♂. 14/12/2009 CM, JB & J-PK coll.: Battage divers végétaux du site.
  • Type locality: N-Calédonie: Ouégoa, Mandjélia. S 20,39683 E 164,53218 Alt. 787 m.
• Taophila mandjeliae: Gómez-Zurita, 2017: 72

References

Primary references

• Gómez-Zurita, J. 2017. Insights on the genus Acronymolpus Samuelson with new synonymies and exclusion of Stethotes Baly from the fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). Pp 65–75 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 65–75. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.13582 . Reference page. 
• Heller, K.M. 1916–1917. Die Käfer von Neu-Caledonien und den benachbarten Inselgruppen. In: Sarasin, F. & Roux, J: Nova Caledonia, A. Zoologie 2(3) [1916]: 227–364, pls X–XI. BHL Reference page. 
• Jolivet, P., Verma, K.K. & Mille, C. 2011. Eumolpinae recently collected in New Caledonia: a consideration of local geographic intraspecific variability in Bohumiljania humboldti (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Revue Française d'Entomologie (n.s.) 32(3-4): 141–149. abstract (in French) only seen Reference page.  [not seen]
• Platania, L. & Gómez-Zurita, J. 2021. Integrative taxonomic revision of the New Caledonian endemic genus Taophila Heller (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 53(2): 111–184. DOI: 10.1163/1876312X-bja10021 . Reference page. 
• Samuelson, G.A. 2010. Review of Taophila, a genus endemic to New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Zootaxa 2621: 45–62. Preview PDF. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2621.1.3 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gómez-Zurita, J. 2011. Revision of New Caledonian species of Eumolpinae described by K. M. Heller (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 3060: 31–46. Preview. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3060.1.2 . ResearchGate . Reference page.