Lepicerus inaequalis

Lepicerus inaequalis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Lepiceroidea 

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: Myxophaga
Superfamilia: Lepiceroidea

Familia: Lepiceridae
Genus: Lepicerus
Species: Lepicerus inaequalis

Name edit

Lepicerus inaequalis Motschulsky, 1855: 14

Lectotype: ZMCM, designated by Reichardt (1976: 38).

Synonyms edit

  • Cyathocerus horni Sharp, 1882 [syn. Reichardt (1976: 38)]

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Motschulsky, V. de 1855. Voyages. Lettre de M. de Motschulsky a M. Ménétriés. No. 2. à bord du bateau à vapeur United-States, 20 Mars 1854. Études Entomologiques 4: 8–25. BHL Reference page
  • Reichardt, H. 1976: Revision of the Lepiceridae (Coleoptera, Myxophaga). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 30(3): 35–42.

Additional references edit

  • Beutel, R.G. 1999: Phylogenetic analysis of Myxophaga (Coleoptera) with a redescription of Lepicerus horni (Lepiceridae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 237: 291–308.
  • Lawrence, J.F., Ślipiński, A., Beutel, R.G. & Newton, A.F. 2013: A possible larva of Lepicerus inaequalis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Lepiceridae) from Panama. Zootaxa 3701(3): 393–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3701.3.8 Reference page
  • Shepard, W.D.; Roughley, R.E.; Porras, W. 2005: The natural history of Lepicerus inaequalis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Lepiceridae) in Costa Rica, and additional morphological descriptions. Folia Entomologica Mexicana, 44(supl. 1): 97–105. PDF