Paedaretus

Taxonavigation

Paedaretus hispidus, length about 3.5 mm
Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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: Cossoninae
Tribus: Dryotribini
Genus:
Species (2): P. hispidus – ?P. rufulus

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist]

Name

  • Paedaretus Pascoe, 1876: 55
    • Authority for current placement:
      • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
    • Gender: [masculine]
    • Original status: valid genus
    • Type species: Paedaretus hispidus Pascoe, 1876
      • Fixation: monotypy

Synonyms

  • Aldonida Broun, 1880
    • Authority for current placement: Broun, 1910: 65 ('Aldonida Broun and Paedaretus Pascoe were described simultaneously, but the latter was published first, and therefore must stand')
      • undisputed by all subsequent authorities, including Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal (1999: 209)
    • Gender: [feminine]
    • Original status: valid genus
    • Type species: nil
      • Fixation: not fixed
    • Originally included nominal species (2): Aldonida scabiosa Broun, 1880 [=Paedaretus hispidus Pascoe, 1876]; Aldonida rufula Broun, 1880

References

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. 
  • Kuschel, G. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Coleoptera: Curculionidae of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monograph 7: 416–493. BUGZ Reference page.  [see pp. 428-429]
  • Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection Report 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X. PDF. Reference page. 
  • Leschen, R.A.B.; Lawrence, J.F.; Kuschel, G.; Thorpe, S.; Wang, Q. 2003: Coleoptera genera of New Zealand. New Zealand entomologist, 26: 15–28.
  • Pascoe, F.P. 1876: Descriptions of new genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera. - Part II. Annals and magazine of natural history (4), 17: 48–60. BHL BUGZ

Additional references