Peristoreus flavitarsis

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Peristoreus flavitarsis
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Peristoreus flavitarsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Genus: Peristoreus
Species:
P. flavitarsis
Binomial name
Peristoreus flavitarsis
(Broun, 1880)

Peristoreus flavitarsis is a species of true weevil. It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] The larvae are leaf miners of Podocarpus totara . [2] Similar leaf mines have also been found on Podocarpus acutifolius and Podocarpus cunninghamii . [3]

P. flavitarsis was originally named Erirhinus flavitarsis by Broun in 1880. [4] Then, in 1926, Marshall described a new genus called Dorytomodes, into which he provisionally transferred all species placed by Broun in Erirrhinus [=Erirhinus]. [5] Dorytomodes was subsequently sunk as a synonym of Peristoreus by Edward S. ("Ted") Gourlay in 1950. [6]

P. flavitarsis has been reported from North Island localities, including Parua (type locality) and Huia. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ New Zealand Organisms Register (2015). Peristoreus flavitarsis (Broun, 1880) record contributed by NZIB and NZAC (Content Providers). Date of Access 2015-10-30
  2. ↑ May, B.M. 1987: Immature stages of Curculionoidea (Coleoptera): rearing records 1964-1986. New Zealand entomologist, 9: 44-56. doi : 10.1080/00779962.1987.9722492 Abstract and full article (PDF) Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine [See p. 50]
  3. ↑ Plant-SyNZ
  4. ↑ Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. doi : 10.5962/bhl.title.9559 [See p. 451]
  5. ↑ Marshall, G.A.K. 1926: Some new Curculionidae from New Zealand (Col.) Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9), 18(103): 1-16, plate I. doi : 10.1080/00222932608633472 [See p. 10; '... Erirrhinus, Broun (nec Schh.), must provisionally be merged in Dorytomodes.']
  6. ↑ Gourlay, E.S. 1950: Auckland Island Coleoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 78(2-3): 171-202, plates 21-23. Full article (PDF) [See p. 197; 'n.syn.']
  7. ↑ May, B.M. 1987: Immature stages of Curculionoidea (Coleoptera): rearing records 1964-1986. New Zealand entomologist, 9: 44-56. doi : 10.1080/00779962.1987.9722492 Abstract and full article (PDF) Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine [See p. 50]
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