''Porrostoma'' is a genus of

net-winged beetle The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregion ...

s in the family

Lycidae The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions ...

, occurring in

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and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Taxonomy

Most of the >100 species in ''Porrostoma'' were formerly placed in other genera such as ''

Metriorrhynchus ''Metriorrynchus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lycidae. They occur from Australia north to northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, west to eastern India.Bocák, L., Matsuda, K., & Yagi, T. (2006). A revision of ''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 The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its publisher, the I ...

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.ICZN Online
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Species

*'' Porrostoma abdominale'' Waterhouse *'' Porrostoma angustum'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma apicale'' Waterhouse *'' Porrostoma apicivarium'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma apterum'' Lea) *'' Porrostoma atratum'' (Fabricius) *'' Porrostoma atriventre'' Pic *'' Porrostoma basale'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma batesi'' (Lea) *''

Porrostoma breveapicale ''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, ...

'' (Pic) *'' Porrostoma brevirostre'' Waterhouse *'' Porrostoma brisbanense'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma centrale'' (Macleay) *'' Porrostoma cliens'' (Blackburn) *'' Porrostoma compositum'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma connexum'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma costicolle'' (Lea) *'' Porrostoma crassipes'' (Lea) *''

Porrostoma cryptoleucum ''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, ...

'' (Lea) *''

Porrostoma decipiens ''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, ...

'' (Lea) *''

Porrostoma dentipes ''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, ...

'' (Lea) *''

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, ...

'' (Kleine) *''

Porrostoma disconigrum ''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, ...

'' (Lea) *''

Porrostoma elongatum ''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, ...

References

Lycidae {{lycidae-stub