Bitoma novella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

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: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Zopheridae
Subfamilia: Colydiinae
Tribus: Synchitini
Genus: Bitoma
Species: Bitoma novella

Name

Bitoma novella Hetschko, 1929: 94

• Original genus: Bitoma Herbst, 1793
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type:
  • Fixation: New replacement name for Bitoma maura Broun, 1912
  • Description:
  • Repository: BMNH

Synonyms

• Bitoma maura Broun, 1912: 420
• Original genus: Bitoma Herbst, 1793
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: unique ('One only ...')
  • Description: [adult]
  • Repository: BMNH
• Type locality: 'Waimarino; elevation, 2,600 ft.' [NEW ZEALAND TO]

References

• Broun, T. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 44: 379–440. BHL Reference page. 
• Hetschko, A. 1929. Zur nomenklatur einiger Clavicornier-Arten. (Col.) Wiener entomologische Zeitung 46: 94. PDF. Reference page. 
• Lord, N.P. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2014. Illustrated catalogue and type designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 3809(1): 1–127. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1 Reference page.  [See p. 17, and figs. 72-73] [NOTE: Fig. 72 is the same photo as fig. 64 (see Bitoma morosa). It is the wrong image for Bitoma novella (N.P. Lord, pers.comm.)]