Peristoreus flavitarsis is a species of true weevil. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The larvae are leaf miners of Podocarpus totara.[2] Similar leaf mines have also been found on Podocarpus acutifolius and Podocarpus cunninghamii.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Peristoreus |
| Species: | P. flavitarsis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peristoreus flavitarsis (Broun, 1880)
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P. flavitarsis was originally named Erirhinus flavitarsis by Broun in 1880.[4] Then, in 1926, Marshall described a new genus called Dorytomodes, into which he provisionally transferred all species placed by Broun in Erirrhinus [=Erirhinus].[5] Dorytomodes was subsequently sunk as a synonym of Peristoreus by Edward S. ("Ted") Gourlay in 1950.[6]
P. flavitarsis has been reported from North Island localities, including Parua (type locality) and Huia.[7]
References
edit- ^ New Zealand Organisms Register (2015). Peristoreus flavitarsis (Broun, 1880) record contributed by NZIB and NZAC (Content Providers). Date of Access 2015-10-30
- ^ May, B.M. 1987: Immature stages of Curculionoidea (Coleoptera): rearing records 1964-1986. New Zealand entomologist, 9: 44-56. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722492 Abstract and full article (PDF) Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine [See p. 50]
- ^ Plant-SyNZ
- ^ Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9559 [See p. 451]
- ^ Marshall, G.A.K. 1926: Some new Curculionidae from New Zealand (Col.) Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9), 18(103): 1-16, plate I. doi:10.1080/00222932608633472 [See p. 10; '... Erirrhinus, Broun (nec Schh.), must provisionally be merged in Dorytomodes.']
- ^ Gourlay, E.S. 1950: Auckland Island Coleoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 78(2-3): 171-202, plates 21-23. Full article (PDF) [See p. 197; 'n.syn.']
- ^ May, B.M. 1987: Immature stages of Curculionoidea (Coleoptera): rearing records 1964-1986. New Zealand entomologist, 9: 44-56. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722492 Abstract and full article (PDF) Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine [See p. 50]