Epirinus aeneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

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: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Canthonini
Genus: Epirinus
Species: Epirinus aeneus
Synonyms (1): E. deplanatus

Name

• Epirinus aeneus (Wiedemann, 1823)
  • Authority for placement: Péringuey, 1901: 93
  • Original genus: Canthon

Combinations

• Canthon aeneus

References

Primary references

• Wiedemann, C.R.W. 1823: Zweihundert neue Kafer von Java, Bengalen und dem Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung. Zoologisches magazin, 2(1): 1–135. [first availability, see p. 24

Additional references

• Medina, C.A. & Scholtz, C.H. 2005. Systematics of the southern African genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Canthonini): descriptions of new species and phylogeny. Insect Systematics & Evolution 36(2): 145–160. DOI: 10.1163/187631205788838500 Reference page. 
• Scholtz, C.H. & Howden, H.F. 1987. A revision of the southern African genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 50(1): 121–154. full article (PDF) Reference page.  [see p. 129]