Sphaenognathus xerophilus

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: Lucanidae
Subfamilia: Lucaninae
Tribus: Chiasognathini
Genus: Sphaenognathus
Subgenus: Sphaenognathus (Chiasognathinus)
Species: Sphaenognathus xerophilus

Name

• Sphaenognathus xerophilus Bartolozzi & Onore, 2006
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: QCAZ
  • Type locality: 'Peru, Huancabamba district, Huancabamba (2,860 m)' - Bartolozzi & Onore (2006: 364)
    • Latitude and longitude: -5.234365, -79.446602
  • Secondary types: paratypes
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 34 [adult] females, 56 [adult] males
    • Repositories: 'IRSNB, LBC, MNHN, MSNG, MZUF, NHM, NHMB, NMNH, NMW, QCAZ, ZMHB' - Bartolozzi & Onore (2006: 364)
  • Placement in Chiasognathinus: Bartolozzi & Onore, 2006
  • Combination: Chiasognathinus xerophilus: Chalumeau & Brochier, 2007: 320 ('new comb.')

[sources: Bartolozzi & Onore (2006), Chalumeau & Brochier (2007)]

References

• Bartolozzi, L.; Onore, G. 2006: Sphaenognathus (Chiasognathinus) xerophilus sp. n. from Peru (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Koleopterologische rundschau, 76: 361–365. PDF PDF
• Chalumeau, F.; Brochier, B. 2007: Chiasognathinae of the Andes. Taita Publishers, Czech Republic. ISBN 8090273475 ISBN 9788090273474 Google books (Snippet view) [not seen]
• Onore, G.; Bartolozzi, L. 2008: Description of the larvae of Sphaenognathus (Chiasognathinus) gaujoni (Oberthur, 1885) and S. (C.) xerophilus Bartolozzi & Onore, 2006 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), with observations about their altitudinal range extension. pp. 399–406 in: Giachino, P.M. (ed) Biodiversity of South America. I. Memoirs on biodiversity, 1 ISBN 978-88-902816-0-0 PDF

Links

• Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles

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