Xiphoscelis namibica

Xiphoscelis namibica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

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: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Cetoniinae
Tribus: Xiphoscelidini
Genus: Xiphoscelis
Species: Xiphoscelis namibica

Name

Xiphoscelis namibica Perissinotto in Perissinotto & Šípek, 2019

Holotype: ISAM, ♂, 2–6 Apr 2002, E. Holm & H. Gebhardt

Type locality: Namibia, Namuskluft, 1200 m, 27°45'S, 16°53'E, in Microhodothermes viator middens

ZooBank: FA69288D-39FB-44C3-B900-E62AC514097F

References

Primary references

• Perissinotto, R. & Šípek, P. 2019. New species of Xiphoscelis Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from arid regions of South Africa and Namibia. ZooKeys, 879: 57–89. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.879.37721 Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Xiphoscelis namibica – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Xiphoscelis namibica.
• ION
• Species-ID

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