Proterhinus brevicornis

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 Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Allotriocarida Classis: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Belidae
Subfamilia: Oxycoryninae
Genus: Proterhinus
Species: Proterhinus brevicornis

Name

• Proterhinus brevicornis Zimmerman & Perrault, 1989: 153 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Proterhinus Sharp, 1878
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BPBM 13785
  • Type locality: 'SOCIETY IS. TAHITI: ..., [Mt] Pito Iti, crest of mt, 900-1,000 m'

References

• Zimmerman, E.C. & Perrault, G.H. 1989: Aglycyderidae of the Society Islands (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Bishop Museum occasional papers 29: 151-173. Reference page. 

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