Stenocyphon neozealandicus is a species of marsh beetle belonging to the family Scirtidae.[1] The species was first described by Rafał Ruta, Stephen E. Thorpe and Hiroyuki Yoshitomi in 2011, and is endemic to New Zealand.
| Stenocyphon neozealandicus | |
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| Holotype specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scirtidae |
| Genus: | Stenocyphon |
| Species: | S. neozealandicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenocyphon neozealandicus Ruta, Thorpe & Yoshitomi, 2011
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Rafał Ruta, Stephen E. Thorpe and Hiroyuki Yoshitomi in 2011.[2] Thorpe identified the species as novel when examining unsorted insect specimens at the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the mid-2000s, however as the specimen was destroyed in the post, no formal description could be made until early 2011, when a second specimen was identified by Thorpe, having been collected from the Warawara Forest in the Far North District by David S. Seldon in 2008.[2][3] The genus Stenocyphon had previously been monotypic, with one known species occurring in Chile.[2]
Description
editS. neozealandicus has a uniformly black dorsum with an elongated body. The head of the species is covered in dense punctures.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Far North District.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Stenocyphon neozealandicus Ruta, Thorpe & Yoshitomi, 2011". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Ruta, Rafał; Thorpe, Stephen; Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (29 November 2011). "Stenocyphon neozealandicus, a new species from New Zealand of a previously monotypic subfamily from Chile (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Stenocyphoninae)". Zootaxa. 3113 (1): 65–68. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3113.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q129806544.
- ^ "Stenocyphon neozealandicus". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 26 August 2024.