Asilis subnuda

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: Cantharidae
Subfamilia: Dysmorphocerinae
Genus: Asilis
Subgenus: Asilis (Heterasilis)
Species: Asilis subnuda

Name

• Asilis subnuda (Broun, 1880)
  • Authority for current placement: Wittmer, 1979: 290
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities

Synonyms

• Aclytia subnuda Broun, 1880

Type data

• Syntypes (2): BMNH
  • Type locality: "Queenstown, Otago", New Zealand OL

Notes

• Broun (1880: 327) clearly indicates two syntypes, viz. 'in one of my two specimens ...'
• Wittmer (1979: 292) lists a specimen (male) in BMNH from "Otago" as holotype, and lists another BMNH specimen from "Queenstown" as having no type status.

References

• Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Wittmer, W. 1979: Zur Kenntnis der Cantharidae (Col.) Neuseelands. Entomologica basiliensia 4: 275-325. Reference page