Stethaspis prasinus

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: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Stethaspini
Genus: Stethaspis
Species: Stethaspis prasinus

Name

Stethaspis prasinus Broun, 1893

Synonymy

• Stethaspis prasina Broun, 1893
  • Chlorochiton prasinus (Broun, 1893)
• Chlorochiton planiclypeus Given, 1952

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1893: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts V, VI, VII. New Zealand Institute, Wellington. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Given, B.B. 1952: A revision of the Melolonthinae of New Zealand. Part 1: the adult beetles. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research bulletin, 102: 1–137. BUGZ

Additional references

• Arrow, G.J. 1924: On the Stethaspis group of melolonthid Coleoptera. Annals and magazine of natural history (9), 13: 546–553. BUGZ
• Fox, K.J. 1982: Entomology of the Egmont National Park. New Zealand entomologist, 7(3): 286–289. abstract and pdf [see p. 289]
• Watt, J.C. 1984: A review of some New Zealand Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). New Zealand entomologist, 8: 4–24.