Taxonavigation

Abelopsocus basipunctatus, live female (fore wing length about 3mm)

Familia: Philotarsidae
Genus: Abelopsocus
Species: Abelopsocus basipunctatus

Name

• Abelopsocus basipunctatus (Thornton, Wong & Smithers, 1977)
  • Authority for placement: Schmidt & New, 2008: 127 ('comb. nov.')
  • Current placement: Abelopsocus Schmidt & New, 2008, as valid species
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Aaroniella Mockford, 1951
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'NZDSIR'
  • Type locality: 'NORTH ISLAND: Whangarei, Parahaki, 0-250 m'
  • ZooBank: 09AC401E-98E0-4C66-876F-65FF342B5C63

Primary references

• Thornton, I.W.B.; Wong, S.K.; Smithers, C.N. 1977: The Philotarsidae (Psocoptera) of New Zealand and islands of the New Zealand Plateau. Pacific insects 17(2-3): 197-228. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 204, and figs. 12-18; original description (female, male)]

References

• Lienhard, C.; Smithers, C.N. 2002: Psocoptera (Insecta): world catalogue and bibliography. Instrumenta biodiversitatis, (5) Reference page.  [see p. 334]

• Schmidt, E.R.; New, T.R. 2008: The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tasmania, Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 71–152. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2008.65.7 . [see p. 127]

• Thornton, I.W.B. 1981: The systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the psocopteran family Philotarsidae. Systematic entomology 6(4): 413-452. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00050.x Reference page.  [see p. 433]

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