| Mimopeus | |
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| An unidentified Mimopeus beetle in New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Genus: | Mimopeus Pascoe, 1866 |
Mimopeus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, first described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [3]
These 23 species belong to the genus Mimopeus: [2]
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Protobiella zelandica is a species of New Zealand beaded lacewing in the family Berothidae that was first described by Robert John Tillyard in 1923. It is the sole known species in the genus Protobiella, and the only berothid endemic to New Zealand. No subspecies are noted in the Catalogue of Life.
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Modicarventus wisei is an endemic species of New Zealand flat bug, described by Kirman in 1989. The specimens were first collected from Unuwhao on the North Cape in February 1967 by K.A.J. Wise, but not described as a new species until 1989. It is in the subfamily Carventinae.
Mimopeus elongatus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme in 1842, who considered it a type of Cilibe.
Mimopeus neglectus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988. It occurs around the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, on both the North and South Islands.
Mimopeus clarkei is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988. The species is approximately 12.1mm in length and 6.4mm in width. Specimens were found in the Awatere Valley and Avon Valley of the Marlborough Region, New Zealand, underneath stones and bracken fern. The species was named after C.E. Clarke, who collected beetle and lepidoptera specimens for the Auckland Museum.
Gyrinus convexiusculus is a species of whirligig beetle in the family Gyrinidae, first described by Macleay in 1871.
Ballophilus hounselli is a species of centipede in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in New Zealand. The original description of this species is based on specimens ranging from 16 mm to 40 mm in length with 53 to 71 segments.
Heleini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 40 genera in Heleini, found in Australasia.
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Scutuloidea is a genus of isopods. All species in this genus are endemic to New Zealand.
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Mimopeus turbotti is a species of darkling beetle belonging to the family Tenebrionidae. The species was first described by John Charles Watt in 1988, and is endemic to Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands in New Zealand.
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