Biology:Actizeta
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Actizeta is a genus of darkling beetle endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was first described in 1875 by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe from specimens collected in Waikato and Great Barrier Island.[2] They live on sandy beaches. The type species is Actizeta albata.[3]
Taxonomy
There are two species in this genus:
- Actizeta albata Pascoe, 1875
- Actizeta fusca Watt, 1992
References
- ↑ "NZOR Name Details - Actizeta" (in en). https://www.nzor.org.nz/names/c9a610ec-101b-4fa9-bdf2-8eddaa4da407.
- ↑ Pascoe, Francis P. (1875). "XXVI.—Descriptions of new genera and species of New-Zealand coleoptera.—Part I". Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16 (93): 210–223. doi:10.1080/00222937508681155. https://biostor.org/reference/60576.
- ↑ Watt, J. Charles (1992-07-13). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa" (in en). Fauna of New Zealand 26. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.26. ISSN 1179-7193. https://www.biotaxa.org/fnz/article/view/fnz.26.
Wikidata ☰ Q21214521 entry
