Tormus posticalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea

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: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophilinae
Tribus: Laccobiini
Genus: Tormus
Synonym: Tormus posticalis

Name

• Tormus posticalis (Broun, 1917)
  • Authority for placement: Fikáček et al., 2013: 110 ('stat. restit.')
    • Hansen, 1997: 360 ('syn. n.' of Tormus helmsi)
  • Original genus: Stygnohydrus Broun, 1893
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Hansen, 1997: 360
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: "Hollyford"

Combinations

• Stygnohydrus posticalis: original combination

References

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1917: Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Part V. New Zealand Institute bulletin, (1)(5): 347–474. BHL BUGZ [first availability, see p. 371
• Hansen, M. 1997: Synopsis of the endemic New Zealand genera of the beetle subfamily Sphaeridiinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). New Zealand journal of zoology 24(4): 351–370. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9518130 . Reference page.  [lectotype designation, see p. 360]

Additional references

• Fikáček, M., Minoshima, Y., Vondráček, D., Gunter, N. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2013. Morphology of adults and larvae and integrative taxonomy of southern hemisphere genera Tormus and Afrotormus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 75–126. PDF Reference page.  [see p. 110, and figs. 3-6, 9A-B]