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| Illustration by Des Helmore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Maoripamborus Brookes, 1944 |
| Species: | M. fairburni |
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| Maoripamborus fairburni Brookes, 1944 | |
Maoripamborus fairburni is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only described species in the genus (though there are some reports of an additional undescribed species). The genus is endemic to the northern North Island of New Zealand, and is most closely related to the Australian genus Pamborus.
References
- "Maoripamborus Brookes, 1944". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43) ISBN 0-478-09342-X extract and pdf
- Sota, T.; Takami, Y.; Monteith G.B.; Moore, B.P. 2005: Phylogeny and character evolution of endemic Australian carabid beetles of the genus Pamborus based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 36(2): 391–404. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.02.015
Further reading
- Harris, A.C. 1992: A note on Maoripamborus fairburni (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cychrini). Weta, 15: 42–44. full article (PDF)
- Worthy, T.H. 1983: Subfossil insects - a key to past diversity. Weta, 6(2): 42–43. full article (PDF)
- Link to image
External links
- Critter of the Week - The Snail-sucking Ground Beetle on RNZ, 23 July 2021
Data related to Maoripamborus at Wikispecies
Media related to Maoripamborus at Wikimedia Commons
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