Sapintus rarus

Taxonavigation

Sapintus rarus (female, length about 3 mm)

Sapintus rarus (aedeagus)

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

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: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Anthicidae
Subfamilia: Anthicinae
Tribus: Anthicini
Genus: Sapintus
Species: Sapintus rarus

Name

Sapintus rarus (King, 1869: 22)

• Original genus: Anthicus Paykull, 1798
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: unique ('... I have but a single specimen, ...')
  • Description: [adult]
  • Repository: ?
• Type locality: 'Paramatta' [AUSTRALIA NSW]
• ZooBank: [No record]

Synonymy

• Sapintus australis Champion, 1895: 263

• Original genus: Anthicus Paykull, 1798
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: unique ('One male specimen, ...')
  • Description: [adult]
  • Repository: BMNH
• Type locality: 'Tasmania - Launceston' [AUSTRALIA TAS]
• ZooBank: [No record]

• Sapintus deitzi Werner & Chandler, 1995: 24

• Original genus: Sapintus Casey, 1895
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: [adult] male
  • Repository: NZAC
• Type locality: '[AK] 6 km north of Parakai' [NEW ZEALAND AK]
• ZooBank: 9402344C-9429-4ECC-A24B-6B6C9D99CD8A

References

• Telnov, D. 2014: Taxonomic revision of the genus Sapintus Casey, 1895 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Anthicinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, with remarks on some Oriental and Australian taxa. Pp. 255-344, plates 44-63, in: Telnov, D. (ed.), Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea, volume II. Contents Reference page.  [See p. 264, 335; Sapintus rarus (King, 1869) = Sapintus deitzi Werner, Chandler, 1995 syn. nov.]
• Uhmann, G. 2007. Die Anthicidae Latreille 1819 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) von Australien ohne Formicomini. 68. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Anthicidae [The Anthicidae Latreille 1819 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) of Australia excluding Formicomini. 68th contribution on the knowledge of Anthicidae.] Coleoptera (11): 1–104. [in German, with English abstract] Reference page.  [see p. 59, and figs. 153, 154]
• Werner, F.G. & Chandler, D.S. 1995. Anthicidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Fauna of New Zealand 34. ISBN 0-478-04547-6. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 24, and figs. 17, 34; map 11]

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