Taxonavigation

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Psydrinae
Tribus: Moriomorphini
Subtribus: Amblytelina
Genus: Selenochilus
Species: Selenochilus syntheticus
Synonyms (2): S. fallax – S. frontalis

Name

• Selenochilus syntheticus (Sharp, 1886)
  • Original genus: Sympiestus Sharp, 1886
  • Primary type: syntypes (3)
    • Fixation: automatic ('three examples')
    • Description: 3 [adults]
    • Repository: BMNH
    • NOTE: Larochelle & Larivière (2013: 45) refer without explanation to a "holotype" (male)
  • Type locality: 'Bealey'

Primary references

• Sharp, D. 1886. On New Zealand Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Scientific transactions of the Royal Dublin Society (2)3: 351–454, plates XII–XIII. BHL. Internet Archive. Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 373, and Plate XII, fig. 10]

References

• Johns, P.M. 1980: Ground beetles (Carabidae) of Arthurs Pass National Park. Mauri Ora, 8: 55–67. PDF

• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) Extract and PDF Reference page.  [see p. 45, and Figures 62, 106, 201; Map p. 179]