Peristoreus fulvus is a species of true weevil. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It is associated with plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia.[2]

Peristoreus fulvus
Peristoreus fulvus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Peristoreus
Species:
P. fulvus
Binomial name
Peristoreus fulvus
(Broun, 1886)

P. fulvus was originally named Erirhinus fulvus by Broun in 1886.[3] Then, in 1926, Marshall described a new genus called Dorytomodes, into which he provisionally transferred all species placed by Broun in Erirrhinus [=Erirhinus].[4] Dorytomodes was subsequently sunk as a synonym of Peristoreus by Edward S. ("Ted") Gourlay in 1950.[5]

References

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  1. ^ New Zealand Organisms Register (2015). Peristoreus fulvus (Broun, 1886) record contributed by NZIB and NZAC (Content Providers). Date of Access 2015-11-06
  2. ^ Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, (3) Full book (PDF) [See p. 72]
  3. ^ Broun, T. 1886: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts III and IV. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9559 [See p. 862]
  4. ^ 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.']
  5. ^ 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.']
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