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Artystona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Tenebrioninae
Tribe:	Titaenini
Genus:	Artystona Bates, 1873

Artystona is a genus of insects in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae. Adults hide during the day in dead wood or under loose bark, and emerge at night to feed on epiphytic lichens. They are unique among New Zealand tenebrionids for this behaviour. There are six recognised species, which are endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Artystona contains the following species:

• Artystona richmondiana Watt, 1992
• Artystona lata Watt, 1992
• Artystona obscura Sharp, 1886
• Artystona erichsoni White, 1846
• Artystona wakefieldi Bates, 1874
• Artystona rugiceps Bates, 1874

References

1. ^ Bates, F. (February 1874). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Heteromera, chiefly from New Zealand and New Caledonia, together with a revision of the genus Hypaulax and a description of an allied new genus from Colombia". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13 (74): 102–114. doi:10.1080/00222937408680820.
2. ^ "Lichen Darkling Beetle (Genus Artystona)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
3. Watt, J. C. (1969). "Notes on the natural history of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) in Canterbury". New Zealand Entomologist. 4 (2). Taylor & Francis Group: 47--49. doi:10.1080/00779962.1969.9722906. ISSN 0077-9962.
4. ^ Watt, J. C. (1992). Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa (Report). Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 26. Auckland, New Zealand: DSIR Plant Protection. ISBN 0477026397. ISSN 0111-5383.
5. "Artystona richmondiana Watt, 1992". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
6. "Artystona lata Watt, 1992". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
7. Sharp, D. (1886). "On New Zealand Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species". The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society. 2: 351–454.
8. "Artystona obscura Sharp, 1886". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
9. White, A. (1846). "Insects of New Zealand". In Richardson, J., Gray, J. E. (eds.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., During the Years 1839 to 1843. Vol. 2.
10. "Artystona erichsoni White, 1846". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
11. "Artystona wakefieldi Bates, 1874". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
12. "Artystona rugiceps Bates, 1874". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

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