Waiputrechus
| Waiputrechus cavernicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Waiputrechus Townsend, 2010 |
| Species: | W. cavernicola |
Waiputrechus is a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae, containing a single species endemic to New Zealand.[1] Waiputrechus cavernicola is known only from a single specimen collected in 1999 from inside a cave, Mert's Muddle, near Waipu. It has been classified by Leschen et al. as "nationally critical" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[2]
References
- ↑ Townsend, J.I. 2010: Trechini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae). Fauna of New Zealand, (62)
- ↑ Leschen, R.A.B. et al. 2012: The conservation status of New Zealand Coleoptera. New Zealand entomologist, 35(2): 91-98. doi:10.1080/00779962.2012.686311
External links
Data related to Waiputrechus at Wikispecies