Taxonavigation

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Migadopinae
Tribus: Migadopini
Genus: Taenarthrus
Species: Taenarthrus philpotti

Name

• Taenarthrus philpotti Broun, 1914
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ['A single individual was secured, ...']
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH
    • NOTE: according to Johns (2010: 47), the date of collection of the holotype was 6 Feb. 1912, but according to the original description, it was December, 1910
  • Type locality: 'Hump Ridge, Southland ... at an elevation of about 3,500 ft., ...'
  • Combination: Loxomerus philpotti

References

• Broun, T. 1914: Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. New Zealand Institute bulletin, (1)(2): 79–142. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Elliot, G.P.; Ogle, C.C. 1985: Wildlife and wildlife habitat values of Waitutu Forest, western Southland. Fauna Survey Unit report, (39). New Zealand Wildlife Service, Department of Internal Affairs: Wellington, N.Z. ISSN: 0111-2279 [not seen]
• Gourlay, E.S. 1960: Notes on New Zealand insects and records of introduced species. New Zealand entomologist, 2(5): 7–9. PDF

• Johns, P.M. 2010: Migadopini (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Migadopinae) of New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 24: 39–63. full volume (PDF) Reference page. 
• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43)
• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2007: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): synopsis of supraspecific taxa. Fauna of New Zealand, (60)
• May, B.M. 1967: The Broun species numbers (Coleoptera). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, zoology, 9: 175–180. BUGZ
• Townsend, J.I. 1963: Cave beetles of the South Island. New Zealand speleological bulletin, 3: 94–96. BUGZ