Ancistropterus

Ancistropterus quadrispinosus

Ancistropterus n. sp., length about 4.4 mm (excluding rostrum)

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 (3): A. brouni – A. quadrispinosus – ?A. mundus

Name

• Ancistropterus White, 1846
  • Authority for placement: Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999: 79
  • Current placement: Eugnomina, as valid genus
  • Gender: [masculine]
  • Type species: Ancistropterus quadrispinosus White, 1846
    • Fixation: monotypy

Incorrect subsequent spellings

• Ancystropterus

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]

Additional references

• Dickinson, K.J.M.; Mark, A.F.; Barratt, B.I.P.; Patrick, B.H. 1998: Rapid ecological survey, inventory and implementation: a case study from Waikaia Ecological Region, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28: 83–156. [p. 154, ?Ancistropterus sp. 2, highly dubious record]
• 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. 72]
• Pritchard, E.D. 1952: Random notes. New Zealand entomologist, 1(2): 12–14. PDF