Taophila nigrans

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 nigrans

Name

Taophila nigrans Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007: 43

Holotype: MNHN. ♀. New Caledonia, Southern Province. East Col des Rousettes, alt. 600 m 24.11.2002. Antoine Mantillieri and E. A. Leguin leg.

Type locality: New Caledonia, Southern Province. East Col des Rousettes.

References

Primary references

• Jolivet, P., Verma, K.K. & Mille, C. 2007. New species of Eumolpinae from the genera Dematochroma Baly, 1864 and Taophila Heller, 1916 from New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Eumolpidae). Revue française d'entomologie (n.s.) 29(1): 33–47. ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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.