Biology:Sagola thorpei
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| Dorsal view of holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
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| Ventral view of holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Sagola |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/SagolaS. thorpei
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| Template:Taxonomy/SagolaSagola thorpei Park & Carlton, 2014
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Sagola thorpei is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[1] The species was first described by Jong-Seok Park and Christopher E. Carlton in 2014, and is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
The species was identified by Slovakian entomologist Jong-Seok Park and Christopher E. Carlton in 2014, based on a holotype collected by John Early and Stephen E. Thorpe in November 1999 from Cuvier Island.[2][3] Park and Carlton named the species after Thorpe.[2]
Description
S. thorpei has a brown body and a length between 2.7–3.2 mm (0.11–0.13 in). It can be distinguished from other members of Sagola due to having antennomeres 1 and 4 elongated (three times longer than side), well-developed hind wings and a unique genitalia shape.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, known to occur in islands of the Hauraki Gulf and off the northeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q21346298 entry
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