Rhopalomerus aenescens

Taxonavigation

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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: Curculioninae
Tribus: Eugnomini
Subtribus: Eugnomina
Genus: Rhopalomerus
Species: Rhopalomerus aenescens
Synonyms (2): R. cyaneus – R. tarsalis

Name

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  • Rhopalomerus aenescens (Broun, 1893)
    • Authority for placement: synonymy of Aneugnomus Marshall, 1937
    • Current placement: Rhopalomerus Blanchard, 1849, as valid species
    • Primary type: holotype
      • Fixation: unique ('One example')
    • Type locality: 'Mount Arthur'

Combinations

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  • Aneugnomus aenescens: Marshall, 1937: 330 (by implication from 'It [Aneugnomus] includes all the species listed under Eugnomus in Hudson's New Zealand Beetles (p. 219), except bryobius, Broun, which is transferred below to a new genus, and albisetosus, Broun, which is a true Eugnomus ... , that tarsalis, Broun, is merely the male of aenescens, Broun, and that cyaneus, Broun, is only a colour variety of the same species.')
  • Eugnomus aenescens: original combination

References

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Primary references

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  • Broun, T. 1893. Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Part V. Pp. iv + 975–1320. New Zealand Institute, Wellington. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 1226]

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