Pericoptus

Taxonavigation

Pericoptus truncatus (male)

Pericoptus truncatus (male)

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
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Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Dynastinae
Tribus: Pentodontini
Genus: Pericoptus
Synonyms (1): ?Cheiroplatys
Species (5): P. frontalis – P. nitidulus – P. punctatus – P. stupidus – P. truncatus

In synonymy (1): P. castaneus

Name

• Pericoptus Burmeister, 1847
  • Gender: [masculine]
  • Type species: Scarabaeus truncatus Fabricius, 1775
    • Fixation: monotypy

Primary references

• Burmeister, H. 1847: Handbuch der Entomologie. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Xylophila et Pectinicornia. 5. Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. BHL [first availability, see p. 111]

Selected references

• Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Broun, T. 1904: Descriptions of new genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera. Annals and magazine of natural history (7), 14: 41-59, 105-127. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Endrödi, S. 1974: Monographie der Dynastinae 4. Tribus: Pentodontini von Australien und Neu-Zeeland (Coleoptera). Folia entomologica hungarica, 27(2): 17-70.
• Given, B.B. 1955: A preliminary note on the genus Pericoptus (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae). New Zealand entomologist, 1(5): 15-18. doi: 10.1080/00779962.1955.9722744 abstract and full article (PDF) reference page 
• Hope, F.W. 1837: The coleopterist's manual, containing the lamellicorn insects of Linnaeus and Fabricius. Vol. 1. London: H.G. Bohn. Internet Archive BHL