| Mimopeus neglectus | |
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| Mimopeus neglectus collected from Wellington, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Mimopeus |
| Species: | M. neglectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimopeus neglectus Watt, 1988 | |
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
- 1 2 3 4 Watt, J.C. (1988). "A revision of the genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146.
- 1 2 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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