Biology:Cyparium thorpei
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| Holotype specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Cyparium |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/CypariumC. thorpei
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| Template:Taxonomy/CypariumCyparium thorpei Löbl & Leschen, 2003
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Cyparium thorpei is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[2] The species was first described by Ivan Löbl and Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, and is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
The species was identified by Slovakian entomologist Ivan Löbl and New Zealand entomologist Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe in March 2002 in association with Nothofagus forest, in the vicinity of Whakapapa Village in the central North Island.[3][4] Löbl and Leschen named the species after Thorpe.[3][5]
Description
C. thorpei has an elongate body coloured uniformly black or reddish-black, and measures between 3.05–3.15 mm (0.120–0.124 in).[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, known to occur in the Northland Region and the central North Island.[3]
Gallery
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C. thorpei illustration by Des Helmore -
Side view of C. thorpei
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References
- ↑ "Cyparium thorpei Löbl & Leschen, 2003". https://nztcs.org.nz/nztcs-species/12070.
- ↑ "Cyparium thorpei Löbl & Leschen, 2003". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/8811673.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 , Wikidata Q45009830
- ↑ "Cyparium thorpei". https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-600821.
- ↑ Collins, Simon (27 January 2004). "Hillary caught up in scientists' beetle mania". https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hillary-caught-up-in-scientists-beetle-mania/N6E5UBDFZWJQK7K5AXN5TCZ2QI/.
Wikidata ☰ Q21265083 entry
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