Actenonyx

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Actenonyx
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Subtribe: Actenonycina
Genus: Actenonyx
White, 1846
Species:
A. bembidioides
Binomial name
Actenonyx bembidioides

Actenonyx is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. At present only species in this genus is Actenonyx bembidioides. [1] However, it has been suggested that a taxonomic revision of this genus is needed as there are two species that await description. [2] David Kavanaugh researched this beetle genus in a comprehensive study published in 2022, making the case for a new species. [3] This genus and species was first described by Adam White [4] and is endemic to New Zealand. [5]

Distribution

In Kavanaugh's study, he found that the genus was widely distributed on New Zealand's North and South Islands but not found on Stewart Island or other offshore islands. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Actenonyx White, 1846". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ↑ Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. (2001). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue". Fauna of New Zealand. 43: 1–285. ISSN   1179-7193 – via Biotaxa.
  3. 1 2 Kavanaugh, David H. (29 July 2022). "A new Species of the New Zealand Endemic Genus Actenonyx White 1846 (Coleoptera: Carabidae :Odacanthini) with Notes on Variation ,and Distribution and Habitat". Proceedings of the California of Sciences. 4. 67 (11): 281–299 – via researchgate.
  4. ↑ White, Adam; Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1846). The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross - Insects. London: E. W. Janson. p. 2. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7364 . Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "NZOR Name Details - Actenonyx bembidioides White, 1846". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2017.


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