Picrotus pensus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujoidea

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: Cucujoidea

Familia: Cryptophagidae
Subfamilia: Cryptophaginae
Tribus: Picrotini
Genus: Picrotus
Species: Picrotus thoracicus
Synonym: Picrotus pensus

Name

• Picrotus pensus Broun, 1910
  • Authority for current placement: Leschen, 1996: 606 ('new synonymies'), 634 ('new synonomy'[synonymy])
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ('I could only find a single individual')
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'Raurimu'

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1910: Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. New Zealand Institute bulletin, (1 ): 1–78. BHL BUGZ [first availability, see p. 40]

Additional references

• Leschen, R.A.B. 1996: Phylogeny and revision of the genera of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). University of Kansas science bulletin, 55 (15): 549–634. BHL
• Leschen, R.A.B. & Gimmel, M.L. 2012. Catalogue of the tribe Picrotini (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae: Cryptophaginae). New Zealand Entomologist 35(1): 14–28. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2012.649705 Reference page.  [see p. 25]