Sericospilus costellus

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

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Genus: Sericospilus
Species: Sericospilus costellus

Name

Sericospilus costellus (Broun, 1880)

Synonyms

• Odontria costella Broun, 1880
  • Sericospilus costella (Broun, 1880) [incorrect spelling - gender]
  • Sericospilus costellus (Broun, 1880) [corrected spelling]

Type data

• Syntypes (5-6): BMNH?
  • Type kind: both sexes
  • Type locality: near Whangarei Heads, New Zealand ND AND Tairua, New Zealand CL

References

cited sources

• Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. Internet Archive Biodiversity Heritage Library BUGZ

Additional references

• Given, B.B. 1952: A revision of the Melolonthinae of New Zealand. Part 1: the adult beetles. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research bulletin, 102: 1–137. BUGZ
• Given, B.B. 1960: The Melolonthinae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. Descriptions of new species, notes on types, and catalogue. New Zealand journal of science, 3: 363–381. BUGZ
• Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, ( 3 ) PDF
• Moeed, A.; Meads, M.J. 1987: Seasonality and density of emerging insects of a mixed lowland broadleaf-podocarp forest floor, Orongorongo Valley, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 14: 477–492.

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