Irenimus compressus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea
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: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Entiminae
Tribus: Tropiphorini
Genus: Irenimus
Species: Irenimus compressus

Name

Irenimus compressus (Broun, 1880)
- Original combination: Catoptes compressus [source: Broun (1880: 429)]
- original status: species [source: Broun (1880: 429)]
- Generic placement: Kuschel, 1969: 800 ('n.comb.')
- Primary type: holotype (unique) [source: Broun (1880: 429)]
- Type locality: 'Tairua' [source: Broun (1880: 429)]

Synonyms

Catoptes attenuatus Broun, 1883
- Authority for synonymy: Kuschel, 1969: 800 ('New synonymy')
- Original status: valid species
- Primary type: lectotype
  - Fixation: designated by Kuschel (1969: 803)
  - Description: [adult] female
  - Repository: BMNH
- Type locality: 'The Brothers I.'
Irenimus tibialis Broun, 1886
- Authority for synonymy: Kuschel, 1969: 800 ('New synonymy')
- Original status: valid species
- Primary type: holotype
  - Fixation: unique
  - Description: [adult] male
  - Repository: BMNH
- Type locality: 'Hutt, Wellington'
Catoptes cheesemani Broun, 1893
- Authority for synonymy: Kuschel, 1969: 800 ('New synonymy')
- Original status: valid species
- Primary type: lectotype
  - Fixation: designated by Kuschel (1969: 803)
  - Description: [adult] female
  - Repository: BMNH
- Type locality: 'Raoul I., Kermadecs'
Catoptes spermophilus Broun, 1895
- Authority for synonymy: Kuschel, 1969: 800 ('New synonymy')
- Original status: valid species
- Primary type: lectotype
  - Fixation: designated by Kuschel (1969: 803)
  - Description: [adult] female
  - Repository: NZAC
- Type locality: 'Ashburton'
Catoptes subnitidus Broun, 1914
- Authority for synonymy: Kuschel, 1969: 800 ('New synonymy')
- Original status: valid species
- Primary type: holotype
  - Fixation: unique
  - Description: [adult] male
  - Repository: BMNH
- Type locality: 'Pudding Hill'

References

Baker, R.T. 1980: Chemical control of the compressed weevil Irenimus compressus (Broun) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). New Zealand journal of experimental agriculture, 8(1): 75–77. Google books
Barratt, B.I.P. et al. 1998: Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of New Zealand agricultural grassland and lucerne as potential non-target hosts of the parasitoids Microctonus aethiopoides Loan and Microctonus hyperodae Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 25(1): 47–63. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9518136
Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
Broun, T. 1883: New species of Curculionidae. New Zealand journal of science (Dunedin), 1: 430–441. BUGZ
Kuschel, G. 1969: The genus Catoptes Schönherr and two species oblitae of Fabricius from New Zealand (Coleoptera Curculionidae). New Zealand journal of science, 12: 789–810. BUGZ
Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, (3) PDF
Macfarlane, R.P., Maddison, P.A., Andrew, I.G., Berry, J.A., Johns, P.M., Hoare, R.J.B., Larivière, M.-C., Greenslade, P., Henderson, R.C., Smithers, C.N., Palma, R.L., Ward, J.B., Pilgrim, R.L.C., Towns, D.R., McLellan, I., Teulon, D.A.J., Hitchings, T.R., Eastop, V.F., Martin, N.A., Fletcher, M.J., Stufkens, M.A.W., Dale, P.J., Burckhardt, D., Buckley, T.R. & Trewick, S.A. 2010. Phylum Arthropoda subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233–467 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2010. New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reference page. PDF. Reference page.
Martin, N. 2010: Host plants of some adult weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Weta, 39: 29–36.