Biology:Mimopeus neglectus

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Mimopeus neglectus
Mimopeus neglectus Watt, 1988 (AM AMNZ21835-2).jpg
Mimopeus neglectus collected from Wellington, New Zealand
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Mimopeus
Species:
M. neglectus
Binomial name
Mimopeus neglectus
Watt, 1988

Mimopeus neglectus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988.[1] It occurs around the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, on both the North and South Islands.[2]

The beetles are a reddish brown or black colour, with a shiny underside.[1] The species is similar morphologically to the North Island Mimopeus elongatus, however has a consistently different tapered structure of aedeagus.[1] Unlike Mimopeus elongatus which consistently prefers living around Muehlenbeckia complexa plants, Mimopeus neglectus does not show a preference for exclusively preferring Muehlenbeckia complexa, and can be found around a variety of coastal grasses.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Watt, J.C. (1988). "A revision of the genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 25: 95–146. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Watt, J.C. (1989). "A revision of the genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae), part II". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 26: 39–81. ISSN 00670464. 

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