Bountya Explained

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bountya Townsend, 1971 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .
2. Townsend. J. I.. 1971. Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini.. Pacific Insects Monograph. 27. 173–184.
3. Web site: Bountya insularis. 22 November 2002. www.aucklandmuseum.com. 25 May 2017.