Anthia tatumana
Anthia tatumana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Anthia |
Species: | A. tatumana
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Binomial name | |
Anthia tatumana White, 1846
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Anthia tatumana is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Anthiinae.[1] It was described by the zoologist Adam White in 1846.[2]
This species is about one inch long and resembles both and Cypholoba macilenta.[2][3] It is black with a white stripe (called a vitta) extending from the head to the elytra, where there are two white lunulated spots. It is named after Thomas Tatum of St George’s Hospital.[2]
This species is also sometimes categorized as being in the genus Cypholoba instead of the genus Anthia.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Genus Anthia Weber, 1801". Carabidae of the World. 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Methuen, Henry. Life in the Wilderness: Or, Wanderings in South Africa, pp. 357-358 (R. Bentley 1848).
- ^ According to GlobalSpecies.org, Cypholoba macilenta has the following synonyms: Anthia dregei; Anthia exarata; Anthia foveata; Anthia macilenta; Carabus macilentus; Cypholoba bennettii; Cypholoba dregei; Cypholoba exarata; Cypholoba foveata; Polyhirma bennettii; Polyhirma foveata; Polyhirma macilenta.
- ^ Hackel, Martin and Farkac, Jan. "A checklist of the subfamily Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 of the World" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 9 (2), pp. 261-366 (2013).
Categories:
- Anthiinae (beetle)
- Beetles described in 1846