Bountya

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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Broscinae
Tribe:	Broscini
Subtribe:	Creobiina
Genus:	Bountya Townsend, 1971
Species:	B. insularis
Binomial name
Bountya insularis Townsend, 1971

References

1. "Bountya Townsend, 1971". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
2. 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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