Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Eumolpini
Genus: Eulepton
Species: Eulepton burkei
Name
Eulepton burkei Riley, 2019: 1005
Holotype: TAMU . ♂. "TEXAS: Pecos Co. | 28 mi. S Ft. Stockton, | hwy. 385 rest stop, IV- | 19-1997, E. Riley-469 || on Quercus | mohriana | Buckley || [red label] HOLOTYPE | Eulepton | burkei | Riley".
Paratypes: 114 ♂♂, 164 ♀♀. USA: TEXAS: Brewster Co. 11 (air) km SE Alpine, Hwy. 118, 30.2790°N, 103.5858°W, IV-20-2015, M. A. Quinn & E. G. Riley, beating Juniperus sp. [14 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀, EGRC , TAMU ]; same data except beating Rhus sp. [8 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, EGRC , TAMU ]. Culberson Co. Guadalupe Mts. Nat’l. Pk., Guadalupe Peak Trail (middle), 31.8938°N, 104.8460°W, VI-12-2012, E. G. Riley, on Quercus sp. [4 ♂♂, TAMU ]; Guadalupe Mts. Nat’l. Pk., McKittrick Cyn., Pratt Cabin, 31.9837°N, 104.7806°W, VI-14-2012, E. G. Riley, on Quercus sp. [2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, TAMU ]. Pecos Co. 28 mi. S Fort Stockton, IV-18-1985, J. C. Schaffner [2 ♀♀, TAMU ]; 28 mi. S Fort Stockton, Hwy. 385, rest stop, IV-19-1997, E. G. Riley, on Quercus mohriana Buckley [59 ♂♂, 74 ♀♀, AJGC , BYU , CMNC , CNC , EGRC , FSCA , MCZ , TAMU , USNM ]; same locality but IV-30-1997, J. E. Wappes, beating Quercus mohriana Buckl. [2 ♂♂, 19 ♀♀, JEWC , TAMU ]; same data except V-11-1997 [14 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀, JEWC , TAMU ]; same locality but IV-14-2002, R. H. Turnbow [10 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀, FSCA , RHTC , TAMU ]; 28 mi. SW Fort Stockton on Hwy. 385, V-4-2007, S. G.Wellso [1 ♀, TAMU ]. Presidio Co. Big Bend Ranch St. Natural Ar., IV-28-1991, J. C. Schaffner [1 ♂, TAMU ].
Type locality: TEXAS: Pecos Co. 28 mi. S Ft. Stockton, hwy. 385 rest stop.
References
Primary references
- Riley, E.G. 2019. Eulepton burkei Riley (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a New Genus and Species of Eumolpine Leaf Beetle from Western Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(4): 999–1006. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-73.4.999 . Reference page.