Ancistropterus quadrispinosus

Ancistropterus quadrispinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

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: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Curculioninae
Tribus: Eugnomini
Subtribus: Eugnomina
Genus: Ancistropterus
Species: Ancistropterus quadrispinosus

Name

• Ancistropterus quadrispinosus White, 1846
  • Authority for placement: objective (type species of Ancistropterus White, 1846)
  • Current placement: Ancistropterus White, 1846, as valid species
  • Original genus: Ancistropterus White, 1846
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: syntypes or unique holotype
    • Fixation: automatic
  • Type locality: 'Port Nicholson, New Zealand' [=Wellington]

References

Primary references

• White, A. 1846. Insects of New Zealand. Pp. 1–24, plates 1–7 in: Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, fishes, Crustacea, insects, Mollusca. London: E.W. Janson. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 15, and Pl. 3, fig. 14]

References

• May, B.M. 1993. Larvae of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera): a systematic overview. Fauna of New Zealand 28. DOI: 10.7931/J2/FNZ.28. Reference page.  [see p. 73]
• Watt, J.C. 1956: Coleoptera from Great Barrier Island and Mayor Island. Tane, 7: 58–63. PDF BUGZ

Selected links

• New Zealand Weevil Images dorsal lateral

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