Echinopeplus insolitus (Sharp, 1886)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echinopeplus insolitus (Sharp, 1886)
- Name authority
- (Sharp, 1886)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Echinopeplus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyCucujiformia
- superfamilyCurculionoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyCurculionidae Latreille, P.A., 1802
- subfamilyEntiminae Schönherr, 1823
- tribeByrsopagini Lacordaire, 1863
- genusEchinopeplus Broun, 1886
- speciesEchinopeplus insolitus (Sharp, 1886)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinopeplus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinopeplus dorsalis Broun, 1914 | CurculionidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heterodiscus insolitus Sharp, 1886 Sharp, 1886 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sharp, D. (1886) On New Zealand Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 2(3), 351–456. Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15390581Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38JND. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.