Biology:Parasiagonum
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Parasiagonum hudsoni is a species of rove beetle endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Malcom Cameron from a specimen collected by George Hudson. The specimen was collected from a patch of Karaka trees on the southern coast of Wellington.[2] In 1950, the species was designated the genus Parasiagonum. It is the only member of this genus.[1] The holotype is stored in the Natural History Museum of London.[2]
Distribution
This species is only known from one locality in Wellington, New Zealand. It occurs under the bark of Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) trees.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steel, W O (1950). "Notes on Staphylinidae, chiefly from New Zealand: two new piestine genera from Australia and New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 78 (2-3): 203-212. https://bugz.ento.org.nz/detail/3ec5a13b-4ded-4489-94bf-4afd7d6ea740.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cameron, M (1927). "Description of a new species of Siagonium from New Zealand". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 63: 222. https://bugz.ento.org.nz/detail/18760d42-bec5-4a7f-8c37-60ec29bfa293.
- ↑ Leschen, R. A.B.; Marris, J. W.M.; Emberson, R. M.; Nunn, J.; Hitchmough, R. A.; Stringer, I. A.N. (2012-07-01). "The conservation status of New Zealand Coleoptera". New Zealand Entomologist 35 (2): 91–98. doi:10.1080/00779962.2012.686311. ISSN 0077-9962. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2012.686311.
Wikidata ☰ Q21221029 entry
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