Molopsida

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Molopsida
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Molopsida

White, 1846

Molopsida is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, endemic to New Zealand. This genus was first described by Adam White (zoologist) in 1846. [1] Molopsida includes the following six species: [2]

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References

  1. 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. 6. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7364 . Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) extract and pdf