Amylopterus

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 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: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Curculioninae
Tribus: Eugnomini
Subtribus: Eugnomina
Genus: Amylopterus
Species (2): A. pilosus – A. prasinus

[individually sourced]

Name

• Amylopterus Template:Auth, 1886
  • Authority for placement: Alonso-Zarazaga & Template:Auth, 1999: 79
  • Current placement: Template:Zfg, as valid genus
  • Gender: [masculine]
  • Type species: Ancistropterus prasinus Template:Auth, 1883
    • Fixation: monotypy

Primary references

• Broun, T. 1886: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts III and IV. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ

Selected references

• Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona. 315 pp. PDF. Reference page.  [see p. 79, and note on p.16]
• Marshall, G.A.K. 1937. New Curculionidae (Col.) from New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 67: 316–340, plate 45. Online. Reference page.