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.......Erichius fairmairii fairmairii (Parry,1864) |
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Sclerostomus fairmairii Parry 1864: 61 (orig. comb.)
Sclerostomus fairmairei Weinreich 1958: 61 (unjust. emend.)
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.......Erichius fairmairii arriguttii (Weinreich,1958) |
Sclerostomus arriguttii Weinreich 1958: 172 (orig. comb.)
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Two subspecies of E. fairmairii: E. f. fairmairii, male (left) and E. f. arriguttii (right). ...
Photos
by M.J. Paulsen.
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Distribution
of E. fairmairii subspecies:
E. f. fairmairii (triangles) and E. f. arriguttii (circles). |
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Distribution:
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Fairmaire's flightless stag beetle is endemic to central Chile, with two subspecies separated by the Bío-bío River.
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Taxonomy:
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Paulsen, M.J. 2010. The stag beetles of southern South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Bulletin of University of Nebraska State Museum 24: 1-148. Available here.
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Weinreich, E. 1958. Die südamerikanische Lucanidengattung Pycnosiphorus (Ins. Col.). Senckenbergiana Biologica 39: 265-288.
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Nomenclature:
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The correct original spelling of the name is "fairmairii". Although the species was named for Léon Fairmaire, it may have been Parry's intent to latinize his name to Fairmairius, and therefore E. fairmairii is the valid name according to the ICZN.
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Author: M.
J. Paulsen
Generated on: 27/JAN/2011.
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology
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