Holcaspis sternalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

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: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Harpalinae
Supertribus: Pterostichitae
Tribus: Pterostichini
Genus: Holcaspis
Species: Holcaspis sternalis
Synonyms (5): H. lepidula – H. melanostola – H. oscillatrix – H. perfidiosa – H. punctigera

Name

• Holcaspis sternalis Broun, 1881
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Holcaspis de Chaudoir, 1865
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ('I found one mutilated specimen ...')
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH?
  • Type locality: '... in the neighbourhood of Whangarei Harbour' [according to original description, but putative holotype labelled "Maungatua", fide Britton (1940: 495)]

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1881: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Part II. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. BHL BUGZ [first availability, see p. 658]

Additional references

• Britton, E.B. 1940: The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. Part I. Pterostichini. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 69: 473–508, plates 68-75. full text and pdf BUGZ [see p. 495]
• Butcher, M.R. 1984: A revision of the genus Holcaspis (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 14(1): 47–99. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1984.10421728 BUGZ