Mitophyllus arcuatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
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: Scarabaeiformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Lucanidae
Subfamilia: Aesalinae
Tribus: Ceratognathini
Genus: Mitophyllus
Species: Mitophyllus arcuatus

Name

• Mitophyllus arcuatus Holloway, 2007: 43 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Mitophyllus Parry, 1843
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: NZAC
  • Type locality: 'Lynfield, AK (36° 56'S, 174° 43'E)'

Primary references

• Holloway, B.A. 2007: Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Fauna of New Zealand, (61) extract and pdf reference page 

Selected references

• Logan, D. 2013: Females of Mitophyllus arcuatus Holloway and M. irroratus Parry are not readily separated by morphology (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Weta, 44(1): 6–12. abstract and full article (PDF) reference page