Selenochilus oculator

Selenochilus oculator

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

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: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Psydrinae
Tribus: Moriomorphini
Subtribus: Amblytelina
Genus: Selenochilus
Species: Selenochilus oculator

Name

• Selenochilus oculator (Broun, 1893)
  • Authority for placement:
  • Current status: valid species
  • Original genus: Selenochilus Chaudoir, 1878
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ('My specimen was ...')
    • Description: [adult] originally stated to be male, but cited as female, without explanation, by Larochelle & Larivière, 2013: 43
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'Hunua Range'
  • ZooBank: 23784632-171A-460C-9CD6-3FC3A7B1F654

Combinations

• Sympiestus oculator: original combination

References

Primary references

• 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. 1398

Additional references

• Larochelle, A. & Larivière, M.-C. 2013. Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand (69) Extract and PDF Reference page.  [see p. 43, and Figures 103, 198; Map p. 178]