Maoripamborus fairburni is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only described species in the genus (though there are some reports of an additional undescribed species).[1][2] The genus is endemic to the northern North Island of New Zealand, and is most closely related to the Australian genus Pamborus.[3][4]
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| Illustration by Des Helmore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Maoripamborus Brookes, 1944 |
| Species: | M. fairburni
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| Binomial name | |
| Maoripamborus fairburni Brookes, 1944
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References edit
- ^ "Maoripamborus Brookes, 1944". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)[permanent dead link]
- ^ Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43) ISBN 0-478-09342-X extract and pdf
- ^ Sota, T.; Takami, Y.; Monteith G.B.; Moore, B.P. 2005: Phylogeny and character evolution of endemic Australian carabid beetles of the genus Pamborus based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 36(2): 391–404. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.02.015
Further reading edit
- Harris, A.C. 1992: A note on Maoripamborus fairburni (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cychrini). Weta, 15: 42–44. full article (PDF)
- Worthy, T.H. 1983: Subfossil insects - a key to past diversity. Weta, 6(2): 42–43. full article (PDF)
- Link to image
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