Contacyphon alexriedeli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scirtoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
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: Scirtiformia
Superfamilia: Scirtoidea

Familia: Scirtidae
Subfamilia: Scirtinae
Genus: Contacyphon
Species: Contacyphon alexriedeli

Name

Contacyphon alexriedeli (Zwick, 2014: 134)

  • Type locality: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Irian Jaya: Jayawijaya, Eipomek-Langda, Oranje-Mts. [139°39′E, 4°30′S: Gazetteer “Papua Insects Foundation”], 3500 m.
  • Holotype: SMNS, ♂, 23.–24.VIII.1992, leg. A. RIEDEL.
  • Etymology: The species is named in honour of ALEXANDER RIEDEL (Karlsruhe), specialist of Curculionidae, who collected abundant material of Scirtidae in Irian Jaya, mainly by sweeping and beating vegetation.

References

Primary references

  • Zwick, P. 2014: Australian marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae). 5. New species of the genera Cyphon (s. str.) and Papuacyphon n. gen. from New Guinea. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A), (n.s.) 7: 131-152. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 134, figs. 1, 5, 9–13, 32]
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