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Porrostoma Diffusimaculatum
''Porrostoma'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae, occurring in Australia and New Zealand. Taxonomy Most of the >100 species in ''Porrostoma'' were formerly placed in other genera such as ''Metriorrhynchus'', and as a result, the spelling of the species names is subject to much confusion in the literature and online sources (e.g. ) but under ICZN Article 31 the correct spelling of all adjectival names requires agreement with the neuter gender of the genus, while all names that are nouns (or potentially nouns; e.g., ''eremita, eucerus, frater, hexastichus, monticola, nigricauda, paradoxa, quinquecavus, rhipidius'', and ''trichocerus'') must retain their original spelling, and do not change. Species *'' Porrostoma abdominale'' Waterhouse *'' Porrostoma angustum'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma apicale'' Waterhouse *'' Porrostoma apicivarium'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma apterum'' Lea) *'' Porrostoma atratum'' (Fabricius) *'' Porrostoma atriventre'' Pic *'' Porrostoma basale'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porrostoma Rhipidius
''Porrostoma rhipidius'' is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "''rhipidium''" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as ''rhipidius'', must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement. References External links * Lycidae {{lycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |