Asilis tumida

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 tumida
Subspecies (2): A. t. aptera – A. t. tumida

Name

• Asilis tumida (Broun, 1881)
  • Authority for current placement: Wittmer, 1979: 293
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Aclytia Broun, 1880
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ['I have one mutilated specimen ...']
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'Broken River' [not specified in original description, sourced from Wittmer (1979: 294)]

Synonyms

• Asilis opacula Broun, 1910
  • Authority for current placement: Wittmer, 1979: 293 ('n. syn.')
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Asilis Broun, 1893, as Asilis opaculus [sic]
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Wittmer (1979: 294)
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'Mount Egmont'

References

• Broun, T. 1881: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Part II. Wellington, New Zealand: Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. BHL BUGZ Internet Archive
• Broun, T. 1910: Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. New Zealand Institute bulletin, (1): 1–78. BHL BUGZ Internet Archive
• Wittmer, W. 1979: Zur Kenntnis der Cantharidae (Col.) Neuseelands. Entomologica basiliensia 4: 275-325. Reference page