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'''''Costelytra zealandica''''' (commonly known as the '''grass grub''')<ref name="Wise">{{Cite |
'''''Costelytra zealandica''''' (commonly known as the '''grass grub''')<ref name="Wise">{{Cite Q|Q58677493}}</ref> is a species of [[Scarabaeidae|scarab beetle]] found in forested areas of [[Wellington Region|greater Wellington]].<ref>{{Catalogue of Life |cd96b200ef1bb75a65252fbfe2199882}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|newspaper=Otago Daily Times|title=New name for Common Grass Grub|url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/otago-daily-times/20170213/282312499819751|access-date=2020-11-23}}</ref> It was originally described in 1846 by the British entomologist [[Adam White (zoologist)|Adam White]] as ''Rhisotrogus zealandicus'' from a specimen obtained during the [[Ross expedition]].<ref name="ErebusTerror">{{cite book|last1=White|first1=Adam|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6962838#page/209/mode/1up|title=The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross - Insects|last2=Butler|first2=Arthur Gardiner|date=1846|publisher=E. W. Janson|location=London|page=10|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.7364|accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref> The species is known to feed on roots of plants and trees, so is considered a pest for many farm pastures.<ref name="Wise"/> |
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Prior to 2016, the [[Costelytra giveni|New Zealand grass grub]] was mischaracterized as ''C. zealandica''. In 2016 Coca-Abia and Romero-Samper found differences in syntype specimens between White's (1846) ''C. zealandica<ref name="ErebusTerror" />'' and Given's (1952) description and revised the species name of the latter to ''[[Costelytra giveni]]'' after Given.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":03">{{Cite journal|last=Coca-Abia|first=M. M.|last2=Romero-Samper|first2=J.|date=2016-07-02|title=Establishment of the identity of Costelytra zealandica (White 1846) (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae: Melolonthinae) a species commonly known as the New Zealand grass grub|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2016.1230254|journal=New Zealand Entomologist|volume=39|issue=2|pages=129–146|doi=10.1080/00779962.2016.1230254|issn=0077-9962}}</ref> |
Prior to 2016, the [[Costelytra giveni|New Zealand grass grub]] was mischaracterized as ''C. zealandica''. In 2016 Coca-Abia and Romero-Samper found differences in syntype specimens between White's (1846) ''C. zealandica<ref name="ErebusTerror" />'' and Given's (1952) description and revised the species name of the latter to ''[[Costelytra giveni]]'' after Given.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":03">{{Cite journal|last=Coca-Abia|first=M. M.|last2=Romero-Samper|first2=J.|date=2016-07-02|title=Establishment of the identity of Costelytra zealandica (White 1846) (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae: Melolonthinae) a species commonly known as the New Zealand grass grub|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2016.1230254|journal=New Zealand Entomologist|volume=39|issue=2|pages=129–146|doi=10.1080/00779962.2016.1230254|issn=0077-9962}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Costelytra |
| Species: | C. zealandica
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| Costelytra zealandica (White, 1846)
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Rhisotrogus zealandica White, 1846 | |
Costelytra zealandica (commonly known as the grass grub)[1] is a species of scarab beetle found in forested areas of greater Wellington.[2][3] It was originally described in 1846 by the British entomologist Adam White as Rhisotrogus zealandicus from a specimen obtained during the Ross expedition.[4] The species is known to feed on roots of plants and trees, so is considered a pest for many farm pastures.[1]
Prior to 2016, the New Zealand grass grub was mischaracterized as C. zealandica. In 2016 Coca-Abia and Romero-Samper found differences in syntype specimens between White's (1846) C. zealandica[4] and Given's (1952) description and revised the species name of the latter to Costelytra giveni after Given.[3][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wise, K. A. J. (1995). "Records Concerning Biological Control of Insect Pests by Neuropteroidea (Insecta) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 32: 101–117. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906455. Wikidata Q58677493.
- ^ "Oldstyle id: cd96b200ef1bb75a65252fbfe2199882". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ a b "New name for Common Grass Grub". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ a b White, Adam; Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1846). The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross - Insects. London: E. W. Janson. p. 10. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7364. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Coca-Abia, M. M.; Romero-Samper, J. (2016-07-02). "Establishment of the identity of Costelytra zealandica (White 1846) (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae: Melolonthinae) a species commonly known as the New Zealand grass grub". New Zealand Entomologist. 39 (2): 129–146. doi:10.1080/00779962.2016.1230254. ISSN 0077-9962.