Brontopriscus

Brontopriscus pleuralis

Brontopriscus sinuatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujoidea

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: Cucujoidea

Familia: Silvanidae
Subfamilia: Brontinae
Tribus: Brontini
Genera: Brontopriscus
Species: B. pleuralis – B. sinuatus

Name

Brontopriscus Sharp, 1886

Gender

masculine

Type species

• Brontes pleuralis Sharp, 1877, by original designation

References

cited sources

• Sharp, D. 1877: Descriptions of some new species, and indications of new genera of Coleoptera from New Zealand. Entomologist's monthly magazine, 13: 265–272. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Sharp, D. 1886: On New Zealand Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Scientific transactions of the Royal Dublin Society (2), 3: 351–454, plates XII-XIII. Internet Archive Biodiversity Heritage Library

Additional references

• Lefkovitch, L.P. 1961. Notes on New Zealand Cucujidae and Silvanidae (Coleoptera). Entomologist's monthly magazine 97: 143–144. Reference page. 
• Leschen, R.A.B.; Lawrence, J.F.; Kuschel, G.; Thorpe, S.; Wang, Q. 2003: Coleoptera genera of New Zealand. New Zealand entomologist, 26: 15–28. PDF
• Thomas, M.C. 2004: The Brontini of the world: a generic review of the tribe (Coleoptera: Silvanidae: Brontinae). Insecta Mundi, 17: 1–31. PDF
• Watt, J.C. 1983: Beetles (Coleoptera) of Auckland. Tane, 29: 31–50. BUGZ