Mimopeus
An unidentified Mimopeus beetle in New Zealand.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
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

  1. 1 2 "Mimopeus Pascoe, 1866". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Watt, J. C. (1992). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 26. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Watt, J.C. (1988). "A revision of the genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146. JSTOR 42906388.
  4. ↑ Watt, J.C. (1989). "A revision of the genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae), part II". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 26: 39–81. JSTOR 42906396.
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