Sericospilus truncatus

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 truncatus

Name

Sericospilus truncatus Given, 1952

• Original genus: Sericospilus Sharp, 1882
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: unique
  • Description: [adult] male
  • Repository: MONZ AI.000083
• Type locality: 'Tuatapere' [NEW ZEALAND SL]
• ZooBank: [No record]

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. Full bulletin (PDF) on BUGZ Reference page. 

Selected links

• Images of holotype