Holcaspis hispida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga
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: Adephaga

Holcaspis hispida (Broun, 1877)

Original genus: Trichosternus Chaudoir, 1865
Original status: Valid species
Primary type: Holotype [This specimen is probably also the lectotype of Holcaspis hispidulus]
- Fixation: Unique ('... one mutilated specimen, ...')
- Description: [Adult male]
- Repository: BMNH?
Type locality: 'Kikuwai Forest, Tairua' [NEW ZEALAND CL]
ZooBank: 90A6D897-35C6-498B-96CB-0CE6E141F955

Butcher, M.R. 1984: A revision of the genus Holcaspis (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 14(1): 47–99. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1984.10421728 Reference page. [See p. 83; redescription (female, male), based on examination of holotype (if it is the same specimen as the lectotype of Holcaspis hispidulus)]
Britton, E.B. 1940. The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. Part I. Pterostichini. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 69: 473–508, plates 68-75. Full text and PDF Reference page. [See p. 500; redescription]
Broun, T. 1877. Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 9: 371–374. BHL Reference page. [See p. 371; original description]
Gibbs, G.; McIntyre, M. 1997: Abundance and future options for wetapunga on Little Barrier Island. Science for conservation, (48) Full issue (PDF) Reference page. [See table 7 on p. 20]

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