Costelytra zealandica
Costelytra zealandica was originally described in 1846 by the British entomologist Adam White as Rhisotrogus zealandicus from a specimen obtained during the Ross expedition.[1] C. zealandica is a rare species found in forested areas of greater Wellington[2].
Prior to 2016, the New Zealand grass grub was mischaracterized as C. zealandica. In 2016 CocaAbia and RomeroSamper found differences in syntype specimens between White's (1846) C. zealandica[1] and Given's (1952) description and revised the species name of the latter to Costelytra giveni after Given.[2][3]
- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.