Protosilvanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujoidea

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: Cucujoidea

Familia: Silvanidae
Subfamilia: Silvaninae
Genus: Protosilvanus
Species (6): P. carinatus – P. dehradunicus – P. fasciatus – P. granosus – P. inaequalis – P. lateritius

Name

Protosilvanus Grouvelle, 1913

• Authority for current placement: Halstead, 1973: 89 ('stat. n.')
  • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
• Gender: [masculine]
• Original status: valid subgenus of Silvanus Latreille, 1804
• Type species: Silvanus lateritius Reitter, 1878/9
  • Fixation: subsequent designation by Halstead (1973: 89)

References

• Grouvelle 1913: Ann. Soc. ent. France, 81, 1912, 336.
• Halstead, D.G.H. 1973. A revision of the genus Silvanus Latreille (s.l.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 29(2): 37–112. BHL Reference page. 
• Pal & Sen Gupta 1985: On Protosilvanus (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) from India. Oriental insects, 18: 235–249. [not seen]

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