Mimopeus neglectus
| Mimopeus neglectus | |
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| Mimopeus neglectus collected from Wellington, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Mimopeus |
| Species: | M. neglectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mimopeus neglectus Watt, 1988
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Mimopeus neglectus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988.[1] It occurs around the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, on both the North and South Islands.[2]
The beetles are a reddish brown or black colour, with a shiny underside.[1] The species is similar morphologically to the North Island Mimopeus elongatus, however has a consistently different tapered structure of aedeagus.[1] Unlike Mimopeus elongatus which consistently prefers living around Muehlenbeckia complexa plants, Mimopeus neglectus does not show a preference for exclusively preferring Muehlenbeckia complexa, and can be found around a variety of coastal grasses.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Watt, J.C. (1988). "A REVISION OF THE GENUS MIMOPEUS (TENEBRIONIDAE)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146. ISSN 0067-0464.
- ^ a b 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.
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