Anthia_tatumana

<i>Anthia tatumana</i>

Anthia tatumana

Species of beetle

Anthia tatumana is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Anthiinae. It was described by the zoologist Adam White in 1846.[1]

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This species is about one inch long and resembles both Anthia Caillaudii and Cypholoba macilenta.[1][2] 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.[1]

This species is also sometimes categorized as being in the genus Cypholoba instead of the genus Anthia.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Methuen, Henry. Life in the Wilderness: Or, Wanderings in South Africa, pp. 357-358 (R. Bentley 1848).
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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).
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