Peniticus suffusus

Peniticus suffusus (length about 5 mm)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

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 Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Eumolpini
Genus: Peniticus
Species: Peniticus suffusus

Name

Peniticus suffusus Sharp, 1876: 101

Type locality: 'Auckland' [North Island, New Zealand]

Lectotype: BMNH. ♂. Type, N. Zeal^d, D.S. Type H.T. Sharp Coll. 1905–313. Lectotypus des. Gómez‐Zurita 2020. (designated by Gómez-Zurita, 2020: 724)

Paralectotype: BMNH. ♀. 2nd. typ., N. Zeal^d, D.S. Sharp Coll. 1905–313. Paralectotypus des. Gómez‐Zurita 2020. (designated by Gómez-Zurita, 2020: 724)

Synonyms

• Peniticus robustus Broun, 1880: 628 [syn. Gómez-Zurita, 2020: 724]
  • Type locality: "near Whangarai Heads". [North Island, New Zealand]
  • Syntypes:
    • 1♂ (BMNH): 1103. Whangar. New Zealand, Broun Coll., Brit. Mus. 1922–482, Syn-type.
    • 1♀ (BMNH): 1101, Whangar., New Zealand, Broun Coll., Brit. Mus. 1922–482. (recognised as syntype by Gómez-Zurita, 2020: 724)

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1880. Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Part 1. Pp. 1–651. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. BHL Reference page. 
• Gómez-Zurita, J. 2020. Taxonomic revision of species in the New Zealand endemic genera Peniticus Sharp, 1876 and Pilacolaspis Sharp, 1886 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Austral Entomology 59(4): 701–730. DOI: 10.1111/aen.12503 . Reference page. 
• Sharp, D. 1876. Descriptions of some new genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera (concluded from page 77.) Entomologist's monthly magazine 13: 97–102. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. : 101

Additional references

• Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection report, 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X PDF. Reference page.  [see p. 69]

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