Hypselotropis punctulata

Taxonavigation

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: Anthribidae
Subfamilia: Anthribinae
Tribus: Ptychoderini
Genus: Hypselotropis
Species: Hypselotropis punctulata

Name

Hypselotropis punctulata (Jekel, 1855)

Type locality: Guiana Francesa, Caiena.

Syntypes: BMNH. female ♀

Synonymy

• Tribotropis (Ectatotropis) punctulatus Jekel, 1855: 73 (original combination)
• Tribotropis punctulatus (Jekel): Jordan, 1895: 128
• Hypselotropis punctulata (Jekel): Mermudes, 2005: 487

References

Primary references

• Jekel, H. 1855. Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S. &c. Coleoptera. Curculionides.—Part 1. London: John van Voorst, Paternorster Row. 1–153. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mermudes, J.R.M. 2005: Systematic revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of the genera Tribotropis and Hypselotropis (Coleoptera, Anthribidae, Anthribinae, Ptychoderini). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 49(4): 465-511. Full article (PDF). Reference page.