Tysius bicornis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

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: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Curculioninae
Tribus: Eugnomini
Subtribus: Eugnomina
Genus: Tysius
Species: Tysius bicornis
Synonyms (2): T. amplipennis – T. purus

Name

• Tysius bicornis (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Authority for placement: Kuschel, 1970: 202 ('n.comb.')
  • Current placement: Tysius Pascoe, 1875, as valid species
  • Original genus: Curculio
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Kuschel, 1970: 202
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'noua Zelandia' [sourced from original description]

Combinations

• Curculio bicornis
• Thysius bicornis

References

Primary references

• Fabricius, J.C. 1781. Species insectorum; exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma, auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin ediectis observationibus, descriptionibus. Carol. Ernest. Bohnii, Hamburg and Kiel, vol 1: VIII + 552 pp. BHL Reference page.  BHL [first availability, see p. 180
• Kuschel, G. 1970. New Zealand Curculionoidea from Captain Cook's voyages (Coleoptera). New Zealand journal of science 13(2): 191–205. Full article (PDF). Reference page.  [lectotype designation, see p. 202]

Additional references

• Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection Report 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X. PDF. Reference page.  [see p. 72]
• 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(4): 477–492. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1987.10423021 Reference page.  [as Thysius bicornis]

Selected links

• New Zealand Weevil Images dorsal lateral