Toxotoma chigata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

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: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Epilachnini
Genus: Toxotoma
Species: Toxotoma chigata

Name

Toxotoma chigata (Gordon, 1975)

• original combination: Epilachna chigata Gordon, 1975: 94
• Authority for current placement: Szawaryn & Czerwinski, 2022: 58
• Type locality: Ecuador: Tungurahua, 6700 ft
• Holotype: male ♂, USNM

References

Primary references

• Gordon, R.D. 1975. A revision of the Epilachninae of the Western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Technical Bulletin No. 1493. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington. 409 pp. PDF. Reference page. 
• Szawaryn, K. & Czerwiński, T. 2022. New Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from Napo Province in Ecuador. European Journal of Taxonomy 845: 30–65. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.845.1953 Reference page.