Eucolaspis brunnea

Eucolaspis brunnea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea 

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
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Eumolpini
Genera: Eucolaspis
Species: Eucolaspis brunnea

Name

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Eucolaspis brunnea (Fabricius, 1781)

Type locality: "nova Zelandia" [New Zealand] (originally given as "nova Hollandia" [Australia] in Fabricius (1781); corrected in Fabricius (1792))

Holotype: BMNH. Fabricius labels: "Chr. Brunnea Fabr. Sp. Ins. n. 44"; BMNH labels: "Chrysomela brunnea", "Type".

Synonymy

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  • Chrysomela brunnea Fabricius, 1781: 123; Fabricius, 1792: 323. [original combination]
  • Colaspis brevicollis Broun, 1880: 625. [syn. Shaw (1957: 646), but doubtful according to Kuschel (1990: 69)]
    • Type locality: "near Whangarei Heads". [North Island, New Zealand]
    • Holotype: male ♂, BMNH?
  • Eucolaspis ochracea Broun, 1893: 1303. [syn. Shaw (1957: 646), but doubtful according to Kuschel (1990: 69)]
    • Type locality: "North Island; different localities". [North Island, New Zealand]
    • Lectotype: female ♀, designated by Shaw (1957: 646): BMNH?
  • Eucolaspis vittiger Broun, 1893b: 391.[syn. Shaw (1957: 646), but doubtful according to Kuschel (1990: 69)]
    • Type locality: "Hunua Range". [North Island, New Zealand]
    • Lectotype: male ♂, designated by Shaw (1957: 646): BMNH?

NOTE: "The synonymy published by Shaw (1957) is best ignored, as the author didn't appreciate the distinct differences in the male genitalia" (Kuschel, 1990: 69). Since Kuschel lists Eucolaspis colorata and Eucolaspis picticornis explicitly as valid species, Wikispecies follow him herein, but retain the other nominal species as synonyms until such time as they are explicitly reinstated.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Radford, W.P.K. 1981. The Fabrician types of the Australian and New Zealand Coleoptera in the Banks Collection at the British Museum (Natural History). Records of the South Australian Museum 18(8): 155–198. BHL. Reference page.  [p. 166]
  • White, A. & Doubleday, E. 1843. List of the annulose animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand, with the descriptions of some new species. Pp. 265–291 in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray, London, England. Internet Archive. BHL

Vernacular names

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English: bronze beetle