Oreocalus cyaneus

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: Eugnomini
Subtribus: Eugnomina
Genus: Oreocalus
Species: Oreocalus cyaneus

Name

• Oreocalus cyaneus (Broun, 1881)
  • Authority for placement: Broun, 1886: 864 ('No. 1267, although represented in my collection by a specimen destitute of hind-legs, must be removed to this genus and become known as Oreocharis cyanea')
  • Current placement: Oreocalus May, 1993, as valid species
  • Original genus: Eugnomus Schoenherr, 1847 ('temporarily')
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique
    • Description: 'One very much mutilated individual ...'
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'Waimarama, Napier'

Combinations

• Eugnomus cyaneus
• Oreocharis cyanea

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1881. Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Part II. Pp. 653–744. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 716

Additional references

• Broun, T. 1886. Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts III and IV. Pp. 745–973. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. BHL (Part III), BHL (Part IV) Reference page.  [see p. 864
• Broun, T. 1904. Descriptions of new genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera [concluded from p. 59.] Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 14(80): 105–127. DOI: 10.1080/03745480409442977 . BHL Reference page.  [see p. 121