Xerolinus alutaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: 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: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Blaptinae
Tribus: Opatrini
Subtribus: Blapstinina
Genus: Xerolinus
Species: Xerolinus alutaceus

Name

Xerolinus alutaceus (Casey, 1890).

Type locality: United States of America, Florida ("Southern Florida").

Typus: Holotype Male ♂, Repository?, legit "Dr. Palmer" (before 1878, see LeConte, 1878).

Synonymy

  • Blapstinus opacus LeConte, 1878: 420. [Junior primary homonym of Blapstinus opacus Mulsant, 1859].
  • Blapstinus alutaceus Casey, 1890: 423. (Replacement name); (See also thesis by Davis 1970: 90).
  • Xerolinus alutaceus (Casey, 1890); Ivie & Hart, 2016: 470. (Comb. nov.); Bousquet et al., 2018: 209.
  • Diastolinus trinitatis Marcuzzi, 1976: 127 (Junior subjective synonym of Xerolinus alutaceus in Ivie & Hart, 2016: 470).
    • Type locality: Cuba (Trinidad)
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References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Davis, J.C. 1970. Revision of the genus Blapstinus Sturm of America north of Mexico with notes on extralimital species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Doctor of Philosophy (Entomology), Ohio State University, 459 pp. LINK
  • Dunford, J.C., Thomas, M.C. & Choate Jr., P.M., 2002. The Darkling Beetles of Florida and Eastern United States (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Unpublished Manuscript, University of Florida. LINK
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