Amarotypus | |
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Amarotypus edwardsii, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Migadopinae |
Tribe: | Amarotypini |
Genus: | Amarotypus Bates, 1872 |
Species: | A. edwardsii |
Binomial name | |
Amarotypus edwardsii Bates, 1872 |
Amarotypus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Amarotypus edwardsii, found in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Both the genus and species were described by English naturalist Henry Walter Bates in 1872. Amarotypus is currently a monotypic genus, however there are potentially undescribed members of the genus who live in alpine areas of New Zealand.
Description
A. edwardsii has well-developed hind wings, however is a flightless species.
Distribution and habitat
The species is found throughout New Zealand at mid and low altitudes. The species is often found in association with Nothofagus forests.
References
- "Amarotypus Bates, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- Bates, H. W. (1872). "Notes on Cicindelidae and Carabidae, and descriptions of new species (No. 16)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 9: 49–52. ISSN 0013-8908. Wikidata Q130182300.
- ^ Emberson, R. M. (April 1982). "Amarotypus (Carabidae) and the Austral Migadopinae". The Wētā. 5 (1): 21–22. ISSN 0111-7696. Wikidata Q130181260.
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