Anthia tatumana
Anthia tatumana is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Anthiinae. It was described by the zoologist Adam White in 1846.[1]
| Anthia tatumana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Anthia |
| Species: | A. tatumana |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthia tatumana White, 1846 | |
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
- 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).
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