Pericoptus truncatus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
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: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Pericoptus truncatus (Fabricius, 1775: 6)

Original genus: Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Original status: Valid species
Primary type: Holotype
- Fixation: [Unique]
- Description: [Adult]
- Repository: BMNH
Type locality: 'nova Zelandia' [NEW ZEALAND]
ZooBank: 5906788D-A098-403A-A9ED-D8D7939EC346

Broun, T. 1880. Description of the larva of Pericoptus truncatus, with observations as to habitat. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 12: 288–290. BHL Reference page.
Dale, P.S. 1963: Ecology, life history and redescription of Pericoptus truncatus (Fabricius). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, zoology, 3(3): 17–32. full article on BUGZ Reference page.
Radford, W.P.K. 1981. The Fabrician types of the Australian and New Zealand Coleoptera in the Banks Collection at the British Museum (Natural History). Records of the South Australian Museum 18(8): 155–198. BHL. Reference page.
Ratcliffe, B.C. & Orozco, J. 2009: A review of the biology of Pericoptus truncatus (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Pentodontini) from New Zealand and a revised description of the third instar. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(4): 445–451. DOI: 10.1649/1186.1 Reference page.
Zimsen, E. 1964. The Type Material of I.C. Fabricius. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 656 pp. Internet Archive . Reference page.