Zelandopsocus tectus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Philotarsetae

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: Paraneoptera Ordo: Psocodea Subordo: Psocomorpha Infraordo: Philotarsetae

Familia: Pseudocaeciliidae
Subfamilia: Zelandopsocinae
Genus: Zelandopsocus
Species: Zelandopsocus tectus

Name

Zelandopsocus tectus Thornton, Wong & Smithers, 1977: 210

• Original genus: Zelandopsocus Tillyard, 1923 (p. 211, 'On female characters only, this species is provisionally placed in Zelandopsocus; it is the only brachypterous species of the genus so far known')
• Original status: Valid species
• Primary type: Holotype
  • Fixation: Designated
  • Description: [Adult] female
  • Repository: NZAC, as 'NZDSIR'
• Type locality: 'SOUTH ISLAND: Buller Gorge Reserve' [NEW ZEALAND BR]
• ZooBank: 77071BCF-92CF-457D-B322-747A4F8F5A79

References

• Thornton, I.W.B., Wong, S.K. & Smithers, C.N. 1977. The Philotarsidae (Psocoptera) of New Zealand and islands of the New Zealand Plateau. Pacific Insects 17(2-3): 197–228. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 210, and figs. 34-36; original description (female)]