Kuschelysius nitens Brown and Leschen, 2018

NZOR Identifier: dcb333a1-5c4e-4836-9e09-510f87ff1b07

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 1279537b-c5cb-4e11-bef4-7ca8f8cb4a6c)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
subphylum
Hexapoda
class
Insecta
subclass
Dicondylia
infraclass
Pterygota
superorder
Neoptera
order
Coleoptera
suborder
Polyphaga
infraorder
Cucujiformia
superfamily
Curculionoidea
family
Curculionidae
subfamily
Curculioninae
tribe
Eugnomini
genus
Kuschelysius
species
Kuschelysius nitens Brown and Leschen, 2018

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Brown and Leschen
Rank
species
Published in
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.
Micro-reference (page)
13
Year
2018
Nomenclatural Comment
Based on the Latin nitens ‘shining,’ in reference to the glossy scales that distinguish this species from others in the genus.
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
1279537b-c5cb-4e11-bef4-7ca8f8cb4a6c
According to
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.
Has Parent
Kuschelysius (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Kuschelysius nitens Brown and Leschen, 2018 (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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