Biology:Mimopeus clarkei
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Short description: Species of beetle
Mimopeus clarkei | |
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Mimopeus clarkei collected from the Awatere River in the Marlborough Region, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Genus: | Mimopeus |
Species: | M. clarkei
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Binomial name | |
Mimopeus clarkei Watt, 1988
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Mimopeus clarkei is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988.[1] The species is approximately 12.1mm in length and 6.4mm in width.[1] Specimens were found in the Awatere Valley and Avon Valley of the Marlborough Region, New Zealand, underneath stones and bracken fern.[1] The species was named after C.E. Clarke, who collected beetle and lepidoptera specimens for the Auckland Museum.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q45222740 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimopeus clarkei.
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