Taxonavigation

Meonochilus amplipennis

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Psydrinae
Tribus: Moriomorphini
Subtribus: Amblytelina
Genus: Meonochilus
Species (6): M. amplipennis – M. bellorum – M. eplicatus – M. placens – M. rectus – M. spiculatus

In synonymy (1): M. labralis

Name

• Meonochilus Liebherr & Marris, 2009
  • Authority for placement: Liebherr, 2011
  • Gender: masculine
  • Original status: valid genus
  • Type species: Tarastethus amplipennis Broun, 1912
    • Fixation: original designation [p. 10]
  • ZooBank: 40B3AB82-3249-4E9E-9794-8F0CE9F8485F

Primary references

• Liebherr, J.K. & Marris, J.W.M. 2009: Revision of the New Zealand species of Mecyclothorax Sharp (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Psydrinae, Mecyclothoracini) and the consequent removal of several species to Meonochilus gen. n. (Psydrinae, Meonini). DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2009.9722172 . Reference page.  [7, original description]

References

• Liebherr, J.K. 2011. Cladistic assessment of subtribal affinities within the tribe Moriomorphini with description of Rossjoycea glacialis, gen. n. and sp. n. from the South Island, and revision of Meonochilus Liebherr and Marris from the North Island, New Zealand (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ZooKeys 147: 277–335. ISBN 978-954-642-614-7 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.147.1898 Reference page.