Pristoderus antarcticus

Pristoderus antarcticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

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: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Zopheridae
Subfamilia: Colydiinae
Tribus: Synchitini
Genus: Pristoderus
Species: Pristoderus antarcticus

Name

Pristoderus antarcticus (White, 1846: 12)

• Original genus: Bolitophagus Illiger, 1798
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: lectotype
  • Fixation: designated by Lord & Leschen, 2014: 45 ('here designated')
  • Description: [adult]
  • Repository: BMNH
• Type locality: 'New Zealand (Port Nicholson)' [NEW ZEALAND WN]
• ZooBank: [1]

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. 

Additional references

• Lord, N.P. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2014. Illustrated catalogue and type designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 3809(1): 1–127. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1 Reference page.  [See p. 45, and figs. 225-226]