Oclandius laeviusculus

Oclandius laeviusculus (male), length about 20 mm

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: Entiminae
Tribus: Tropiphorini
Genus: Oclandius
Species: Oclandius laeviusculus

Name

Oclandius laeviusculus (Broun in Hutton & Broun, 1902)

• Holotype: BMNH, ♂.
• Type locality: 'Auckland Islands ... Adam's Island' [New Zealand AU, Adams Island]

Synonymy

• Lyperobius laeviusculus: original combination
• Oclandius laeviusculus — Kuschel, 1964: 489
• Oclandius grandis

Notes

• Kuschel (1971: 258) refers to a holotype male in BMNH

References

Primary references

• Hutton, F.W. & Broun, T. 1902. The beetles of the Auckland Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 34(15): 175–179. Full text and PDF Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 179]

Additional references

• Kuschel, G. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Coleoptera: Curculionidae of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monograph 7: 416–493. BUGZ Reference page.  [see p. 489, and figs. 259-261, 266, 267, 269]
• Kuschel, G. 1971. Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Coleoptera: Curculionidae. Pacific Insects Monograph 27: 225–259. PDF Reference page.  [see p. 258]
• May, B.M. 1971: Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: immature stages of Curculionoidea. Pacific insects monograph, 27: 271–316. PDF

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