Phycocus graniceps

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

Phycocus graniceps Broun, 1883: 300

Phycocus graniceps Broun, 1883
- Phycochus graniceps: Broun, 1886: 771 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Phycochus lobatus Broun, 1893 [ Watt, 1984: 13 (new synonymy) ]

graniceps Broun: Holotype (unique): BMNH NOTE: Broun (1883: 300) stated 'I found one individual amongst sea-weed north of Whangarei Harbour', clearly indicating a unique holotype. Neverthless, Stebnicka (2001: 21) designated it as lectotype.
- Type kind: adult
- Type locality: North of Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand ND
lobatus Broun: Holotype: BMNH NOTE: Broun (1893: 1114) stated 'Taranaki. One found on the sea-shore', clearly indicating a unique holotype. Neverthless, Stebnicka (2001: 22) designated it as lectotype
- Type kind: male
- Type locality: Taranaki, New Zealand TK

Broun, T. 1883: The New Zealand Carabidae. New Zealand journal of science, 1: 287–304. BUGZ
Broun, T. 1886: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts III and IV. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
Stebnicka, Z.T. 2001: Aphodiinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (42 )
Watt, J.C. 1984: A review of some New Zealand Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). New Zealand entomologist, 8: 4–24.

Emberson, R.M. 1998: The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of the Chatham Islands. New Zealand entomologist, 21: 25–64.
Lea, A.M. 1904: Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera. Part VII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 29: 60–107, plate iv. BHL BUGZ [see p. 90]