Balcus violaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cleroidea
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: Cleroidea

Familia: Cleridae
Subfamilia: Clerinae
Genus: Balcus
Species: Balcus violaceus
Synonyms (2): B. niger – B. signatus

Notoxus violaceus Fabricius, 1787
- Phymatophora violaceus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Phymatophaea violacea (Fabricius, 1787)
- Balcus violaceus (Fabricius, 1787) Opitz, 2009: 86 (implied)
Balcus niger Sharp, 1877 [Radford, 1981: 194 (new synonym)]

Fabricius, J.C. 1787. Mantissa insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Vol. 1: 348 pp. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. BHL Reference page.

Opitz, W. 2009: Classification and evolution of the genus Phymatophaea Pascoe from New Zealand and New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Enopliinae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 39: 85–138.
Radford, W.P.K. 1981. The Fabrician types of the Australian and New Zealand Coleoptera in the Banks Collection at the British Museum (Natural History). Records of the South Australian Museum 18(8): 155–198. BHL. Reference page.
Sharp, D. 1877: Descriptions of some new species, and indications of new genera of Coleoptera from New Zealand. Entomologist's monthly magazine, 13: 265–272; 14: 7–10. BUGZ (relevant page missing!)