Bountya insularis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Bountya.[1] Both the genus and species was first described by J. I. Townsend in 1971 from specimens collected by E. G. Turbott on Bounty Island on 11 November 1950.[2] The holotype specimen is in the entomology collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[2][3]

Bountya
Male holotype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Broscinae
Tribe: Broscini
Subtribe: Creobiina
Genus: Bountya
Townsend, 1971
Species:
B. insularis
Binomial name
Bountya insularis
Townsend, 1971

References

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  1. ^ "Bountya Townsend, 1971". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Townsend, J. I. (1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 173–184.
  3. ^ "Bountya insularis". www.aucklandmuseum.com. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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