Laccobius mineralis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea

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: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophilinae
Tribus: Laccobiini
Genus: Laccobius
Species: Laccobius mineralis

Name

• Laccobius mineralis Winterbourn, 1970
  • Original status: valid species
    • NOTE: treated as a synonym of L. arrowi
      by Gentili (1981), but deliberately treated again as valid by Gentili (1997: 307–308)
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated (and unique?)
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: AMNZ 5078
  • Type locality: 'Waipuwerawera Stream, Taupo'
  • ?Secondary types: 2 adults and 2 larvae listed as 'other material' and 'material examined' [of larvae] respectively, and not designated as paratypes
  • Subgeneric placement: as subgenus unknown by Gentili (1997: 307)

References

• Gentili, E. 1981: The genera Laccobius and Nothydrus (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) in Australia and New Zealand. Records of the South Australian Museum, 18(7): 143–154. PDF
• Gentili, E. 1997: [New or little known Laccobius (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae).] Giornale Italiano di Entomologia, 8: 301–308. [in Italian, with English abstract]
• Hansen, M. 1999: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). World catalogue of insects, 2. Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN 87-88757-31-5 ISSN: 1398-8700
• James, M. 1985: Changes in the faunal composition of two thermal streams near Taupo, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, 19(4): 439–443. DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1985.9516108 BUGZ
• Winterbourn, M.J. 1970: The Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand’s thermal waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand (biological sciences), 12: 21–28. BUGZ
• Winterbourn, M.J. 1973: Ecology of the Copland River warm springs, South Island, New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society, 20: 72–78. PDF
• Winterbourn, M.J.; Gregson, K.L.D.; Dolphin, C.H. 2006: Guide to the aquatic insects of New Zealand. Fourth edition. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand, (14) ISBN 978-0-9597663-7-0 ISBN 0-9597663-7-5