Selenochilus ruficornis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

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: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Psydrinae
Tribus: Moriomorphini
Subtribus: Amblytelina
Genus: Selenochilus
Species: Selenochilus ruficornis

Name

• Selenochilus ruficornis (Broun, 1882)
  • Original genus: Cerabilia Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
  • Primary type: syntypes (2)
    • Fixation: automatic ('... two examples, ...')
    • Description: 2 [adult] females
    • Repository: BMNH
    • NOTE: Larochelle & Larivière (2013: 46) refer without explanation to a "holotype" (male)
  • Type locality: 'Wellington'

Combinations

• Cerabilia ruficornis: original combination (as Cerabilia ruficorne)

Incorrect spellings

• Selenochilus rufipes: Townsend, 1997: 8 [incorrect subsequent spelling]

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1882. On the New Zealand Carabidae. New Zealand Journal of Science 1(5): 215–227. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 223]

Additional references

• Larochelle, A. & Larivière, M.-C. 2013. Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand (69) Extract and PDF Reference page.  [see p. 46, and Figures 64, 107, 202; Map p. 179]
• Townsend, J.I. 1997: An insect survey of Paengaroa Scenic Reserve, Mataroa. Conservation advisory science notes, (152) full report (PDF) Reference page.  [see pp. 7, 8]