Mimopeus
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| An unidentified Mimopeus beetle in New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Genus: | Mimopeus Pascoe, 1866 |
Mimopeus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, first described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3]
Species
These 23 species belong to the genus Mimopeus:[2]
- Mimopeus buchanani (Broun, 1880)
- Mimopeus clarkei Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus convexus Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus costellus (Broun, 1905)
- Mimopeus elongatus (Breme, 1842)
- Mimopeus granulosus (Breme, 1842)
- Mimopeus humeralis (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus impressifrons (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus insularis Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus johnsi Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus lateralis (Broun, 1909)
- Mimopeus lewisianus (Sharp, 1903)
- Mimopeus neglectus Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus opaculus (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus parallelus Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus parvus Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus pascoei (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus rugosus (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus subcostatus (Sharp, 1903)
- Mimopeus thoracicus (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus tibialis (Bates, 1873)
- Mimopeus turbotti Watt, 1988
- Mimopeus vallis Watt, 1988
References
- ^ a b "Mimopeus Pascoe, 1866". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b Watt, J. C. (1992). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 26. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Watt, J. C. (1988). "A Revision of the Genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906388. Wikidata Q58677355.
- ^ Watt, J. C. (1989). "A Revision of the Genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae) Part II". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 26: 39–81. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906396. Wikidata Q58677378.
External links
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