Chaetosoma colossa

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: Chaetosomatidae
Genus: Chaetosoma
Species: Chaetosoma colossa

Name

Chaetosoma colossa Opitz, 2010: 26

• Original genus: Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: [adult] male
  • Repository: NZAC
• Type locality: 'New Zealand: Ship Cove MB' [NEW ZEALAND SD]
• ZooBank: FD3422D3-3A59-43CE-8EA6-F010F5A01BA4

References

• Opitz, W. 2010: New taxa of Epiphloeinae Kuwert (Cleridae) and Chaetosomatidae Crowson (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Insecta mundi, (0123) Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 26, and figs. 24, 66; original description]

Additional references

• Hudson, G.V. 1934: New Zealand beetles and their larvae: an elementary introduction to the study of our native Coleoptera. Ferguson & Osborne, Wellington. BUGZ
• Watt, J.C. 1983: A trunk full of predators (Coleoptera). Weta, 6: 24–25. PDF