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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 |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| 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. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Species
These 23 species belong to the genus Mimopeus:
- 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
- ^ "Mimopeus Pascoe, 1866". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Watt, J. C. (1992). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 26. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ 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
Media related to Mimopeus at Wikimedia Commons
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