Ascoliocerus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea

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: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Elateridae
Subfamilia: Dendrometrinae
Tribus: Hypnoidini
Genus: Ascoliocerus
Species: A. barbatus – A. basalis – A. fluviatilis – A. sanborni – A. saxatilis

Name

Ascoliocerus Méquignon, 1930 [nomen novum pro Scoliocerus Motschulsky, 1859].

Type species: Scoliocerus basalis Motschulsky, 1859.

Synonymy

• Scoliocerus Motschulsky, 1859: 227 [nec Wollaston, 1854].
  • Type species: Scoliocerus basalis Motschulsky, 1859.
• Ascoliocerus (Colioascerus) Ôhira, 1968: 11.
  • Type species: Hypolithus fluviatilis Lewis, 1894.

References

Primary references

• Méquignon, A. 1930. Notes synonymiques sur les Elatérides [Col.] (4^e note). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 35(4): 91–96. (French) DOI: 10.3406/bsef.1930.28263 . Reference page.  [see page 94]
• Motchoulski, V. 1859. Coléoptères du Governement de Iakoutsk, recueillis par M. Pavlofski. Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg 3(2): 221–238. BHL. Reference page. 
• Ôhira, H. 1968. New or little-known Elateridae from Japan. XI (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the Japan Entomological Academy 4: 9–12. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cate, P.C., Sánchez-Ruiz, A., Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. 2007. Elateridae, pp. 89–209. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4. Elateroidea – Derodontoidea – Lymexyloidea – Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. 935 pp. ISBN 87-88757-67-6 DOI: 10.1163/9789004260894 . Google Books (limited preview available). Reference page.  [see page 152]
• Ôhira, H. 1962. 日本産コメツキムシ科幼虫の棲息場所と若干の食性について [On the larval habitat and its some feeding-habits of the Japanese Elateridae (Coleoptera)]. New Entomologist 11(3): 11–16. (Japanese) Google Books (only snippets available).
• Stibick, J.N.L. 1978. A revision of the Hypnoidinae of the world (Col. Elateridae): Part II. The Hypnoidinae of North and South America. The genera Ascoliocerus, Desolakerrus, Margaiostus, Hypolithus and Hypnoidus. Eos 52(1–4): 309–386. hdl: 10261/166853 . Reference page. 

Links

• Ascoliocerus – Taxon details on Index to Organism Names (ION). Accessed: 21 November 2024.
• Ascoliocerus – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). Accessed: 21 November 2024.

Vernacular names

日本語: ヒラタクロコメツキ属 (Ôhira, 1962: 14)