Ancistropterus quadrispinosus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Curculioninae
Tribus: Eugnomini
Subtribus: Eugnomina
Genus: Ancistropterus
Species: Ancistropterus quadrispinosus
Name

Ancistropterus quadrispinosus White, 1846
Authority for placement: objective (type species of Ancistropterus White, 1846)
Current placement: Ancistropterus White, 1846, as valid species
Original genus: Ancistropterus White, 1846
Original status: valid species
Primary type: syntypes or unique holotype
Fixation: automatic
Type locality: 'Port Nicholson, New Zealand' [=Wellington]

References
Primary references

White, A. 1846. Insects of New Zealand. Pp. 1–24, plates 1–7 in: Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, fishes, Crustacea, insects, Mollusca. London: E.W. Janson. BHL Reference page. [first availability, see p. 15, and Pl. 3, fig. 14]

References

May, B.M. 1993. Larvae of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera): a systematic overview. Fauna of New Zealand 28. DOI: 10.7931/J2/FNZ.28. Reference page. [see p. 73]
Watt, J.C. 1956: Coleoptera from Great Barrier Island and Mayor Island. Tane, 7: 58–63. PDF BUGZ

Selected links

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