Acrotrichis insularis

Acrotrichis insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Cladus: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Cladus: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Acrotrichinae
Tribus: Acrotrichini
Genus: Acrotrichis
Subgenus: Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis)
Species: Acrotrichis insularis

Name

• Acrotrichis insularis (Mäklin, 1852)
  • Original combination: Trichopteryx insularis
  • Current combination authority: Johnson, 1966

Synonyms

• Acrotrichis subantarctica Gressitt & Samuelson, 1964
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype (designated), female (NZAC)
  • Type locality: Beeman Camp, 2-50 m, Perseverance Harbor, Campbell Island, New Zealand CA
  • Paratypes (allotype male, 52 females): BPBM, CNHM, MONZ
  • NOTE: according to Johnson (1982: 374-375), the identity of the allotype male is in doubt, as it is the only putative male of this otherwise parthenogenetic species
  • Synonymised by: Johnson, 1975: 13 ('new synonymy')
• ?Ptilium sitkaense Motschulsky, 1845 [nomen dubium]

References

cited sources

• Gressitt, J.L.; Samuelson, G.A. 1964: Insects of Campbell Island. Coleoptera: Hydraenidae, Ptiliidae, Leptodiridae, Byrrhidae, Lathridiidae, Melandryidae. Pacific insects monograph, 7: 376-390. BUGZ
• Johnson, C. 1975: Arthropoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. 8. Coleoptera: Ptiliidae. New Zealand journal of zoology, 2: 9-14. Google books BUGZ
• Johnson, C. 1982: An introduction to the Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 9: 333-376. Google books BUGZ

additional references

• Emberson, R.M. 1998: The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of the Chatham Islands. New Zealand entomologist, 21: 25–64.
• Johnson, C. 1975b: Five species of Ptiliidae (Col.) new to Britain, and corrections to the British list of the family. Entomologist's gazette, 26: 211-223.
• Sörensson, M. 2003: New records of featherwing beetles (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) in North America. Coleopterists bulletin, 57: 369-381. doi: 10.1649/564 JSTOR
• Sundt, E. 1968: Acrotrichis insularis (Maklin, 1852) (Col., Ptiliidae): designation of lectotype and redescription. Norsk entomologisk Tidsskrift, 15: 75-77. [not seen]