Xylophilus xenarthrus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea

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: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Eucnemidae
Subfamilia: Melasinae
Tribus: Epiphanini
Genus: Xylophilus Mannerheim
Species: Xylophilus xenarthrus

Name

Xylophilus xenarthrus Broun, 1910: 54

• Original genus: Xylophilus
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: unique ('... a single damaged specimen ...')
  • Description: [adult male]
  • Repository: BMNH?
• Type locality: 'Raurimu' [NEW ZEALAND TO]
• ZooBank: CB06BF5F-F772-4A90-8882-6EE6D0097276

References

• Broun, T. 1910. Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. New Zealand Institute bulletin 1: 1–78. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.12470 BHL. Reference page.  [See p. 54; original description]
• Champion, G.C. 1916. On new or little-known Xylophilidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London [64(1)]: 1–64, plates I, II. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1916.tb03119.x BHL Reference page.  [See p. 48; comparison with Xylophilus luniger]