Amarotypus

Amarotypus
Amarotypus edwardsii, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Migadopinae
Tribe: Amarotypini
Genus: Amarotypus
Bates, 1872
Species:
A. edwardsii
Binomial name
Amarotypus edwardsii
Bates, 1872
Amarotypus edwardsii

Amarotypus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Amarotypus edwardsii, found in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Both the genus and species were described by English naturalist Henry Walter Bates in 1872. Amarotypus is currently a monotypic genus, however there are potentially undescribed members of the genus who live in alpine areas of New Zealand.

Description

A. edwardsii has well-developed hind wings, however is a flightless species.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found throughout New Zealand at mid and low altitudes. The species is often found in association with Nothofagus forests.

References

  1. ↑ "Amarotypus Bates, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. ↑ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. ↑ Bates, Henry Walter (1872). "Notes on Cicindelidae and Carabidae, and descriptions of new species (No. 16)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 9: 49–52. ISSN 0013-8908. Wikidata Q130182300.
  4. 1 2 3 Emberson, Rowan Mark (1982). "Amarotypus (Carabidae) and the Austral Migadopinae". The Wētā. 5 (1): 21–22. ISSN 0111-7696. Wikidata Q130181260.