Abelopsocus basipunctatus

Abelopsocus basipunctatus, live female (fore wing length about 3mm)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Philotarsetae

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Ordo: Psocodea Subordo: Psocomorpha Infraordo: Philotarsetae

Familia: Philotarsidae
Genus: Abelopsocus
Species: Abelopsocus basipunctatus

Name

• Abelopsocus basipunctatus (Thornton, Wong & Smithers, 1977)
  • Authority for placement: Schmidt & New, 2008: 127 ('comb. nov.')
  • Current placement: Abelopsocus Schmidt & New, 2008, as valid species
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Aaroniella Mockford, 1951
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'NZDSIR'
  • Type locality: 'NORTH ISLAND: Whangarei, Parahaki, 0-250 m'
  • ZooBank: 09AC401E-98E0-4C66-876F-65FF342B5C63

Combinations

• Aaroniella basipunctata: original combination
• Latrobiella basipunctata: Thornton, 1981: 433 ('comb.nov.')
• Philotarsopsis basipunctata: Lienhard & Smithers, 2002: 334

References

Primary references

• Thornton, I.W.B., Wong, S.K. & Smithers, C.N. 1977. The Philotarsidae (Psocoptera) of New Zealand and islands of the New Zealand Plateau. Pacific Insects 17(2-3): 197–228. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 204, and figs. 12-18; original description (female, male)]

Additional references

• Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C.N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): world catalogue and bibliography. Instrumenta biodiversitatis (5) Reference page.  [see p. 334]
• Schmidt, E.R. & New, T.R. 2008. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tasmania, Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 71–152. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2008.65.7 . Reference page.  [see p. 127]
• Thornton, I.W.B. 1981. The systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the psocopteran family Philotarsidae. Systematic Entomology 6(4): 413–452. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00050.x Reference page.  [see p. 433]

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