Selenochilus

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Selenochilus
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Selenochilus omalleyi (male, length about 5 mm)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Psydrinae
Genus: Selenochilus
Chaudoir, 1878

Selenochilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, endemic to New Zealand, including the following seven species: [1]

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References

  1. Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) extract and pdf