Tormissus guanicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea

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: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Sphaeridiinae
Tribus: Tormissini
Genus: Tormissus
Species: Tormissus guanicola

Name

• Tormissus guanicola (Broun, 1904)
  • Authority for current combination: Hansen, 1991: 186
  • Original combination: Thomosis guanicola
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: lectotype, designated by Hansen (1997: 363) (BMNH)
  • Type locality: 'Bounty Islands'
  • Secondary types: paralectotypes? (not designated), 2 (BMNH)

References

cited sources

• Broun, T. 1904: Description of a new Coleopterous Insect from Bounty Island. Annals and magazine of natural history (7), 14: 273–274. [with note by Walker, J.J.] Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Hansen, M. 1991: The hydrophilid beetles: phylogeny, classification and a revision of the genera (Coleoptera, Hydrophiloidea). Biologiske Skrifter, 40 ISSN: 0366-3612 ISBN 87-7304-226-9 Google books
• Hansen, M. 1997: Synopsis of the endemic New Zealand genera of the beetle subfamily Sphaeridiinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 24: 351–370. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9518130

Additional references

• Broun, T. 1909: Descriptions of Coleoptera from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand; with remarks on the affinities of the genera, etc. pp. 78–123 in: Chilton, C. (ed.) The subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Volume 1. Philosophical Institute of Canterbury: [Christchurch, N.Z.] Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Macfarlane, R.P., Maddison, P.A., Andrew, I.G., Berry, J.A., Johns, P.M., Hoare, R.J.B., Larivière, M.-C., Greenslade, P., Henderson, R.C., Smithers, C.N., Palma, R.L., Ward, J.B., Pilgrim, R.L.C., Towns, D.R., McLellan, I., Teulon, D.A.J., Hitchings, T.R., Eastop, V.F., Martin, N.A., Fletcher, M.J., Stufkens, M.A.W., Dale, P.J., Burckhardt, D., Buckley, T.R. & Trewick, S.A. 2010. Phylum Arthropoda subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233–467 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2010. New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reference page.  PDF. Reference page. 
• Marris, J.W.M. 2000: The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of the Antipodes Islands, with comments on the impact of mice; and an annotated checklist of the insect and arachnid fauna. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 30(2): 169–195. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9517616 PDF
• Ordish, R.G. 1974. Arthropoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand (3) Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 4(3): 307–314. BUGZ. Google Books. Reference page.  see p. 312
• Williams, G.R. 1982: Species - area and similar relationships of insects and vascular plants on the southern out lying islands of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of ecology, 5: 86–96. BUGZ