Gonipterus platensis

Gonipterus platensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

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: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Curculioninae
Tribus: Gonipterini
Genus: Gonipterus
Species: Gonipterus platensis

Name

• Gonipterus platensis (Marelli, 1926)
  • Original combination: Dacnirotatus platensis

References

selected references

• Mapondera, T.S., Burgess, T., Matsuki, M. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2012. Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the cryptic species of the Gonipterus scutellatus complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Gonipterini). Australian Journal of Entomology 51(3): 175–188. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00853.x . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Marshall, G.A.K. 1927: New injurious Curculionidae (Col.). Bulletin of entomological research, 17(3): 199–218, plate XIX. DOI: 10.1017/S000748530001926X [see p. 215, as synonym of Gonipterus gibberus, 'Dr. Marelli has now very kindly submitted to me a long series of adults and larvae, and these show that D. bruchi is synonymous with the Australian Gonipterus gibberus, Boisd., whereas D. platensis is based on immature specimens of the same species']