Biology:Selenochilus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Selenochilus
Selenochilus (male).jpg
Selenochilus omalleyi (male, length about 5 mm)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Psydrinae
Genus: Selenochilus
Chaudoir, 1878

Selenochilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, endemic to New Zealand, including the following seven species:[1]

  • Selenochilus hinewai Larochelle & Larivière, 2013
  • Selenochilus hutchisonae Larochelle & Larivière, 2013
  • Selenochilus oculator (Broun, 1893)
  • Selenochilus omalleyi Larochelle & Larivière, 2013
  • Selenochilus piceus (Blanchard, 1843)
  • Selenochilus ruficornis (Broun, 1882)
  • Selenochilus syntheticus (Sharp, 1886)

References

  1. Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) extract and pdf

Wikidata ☰ Q7447889 entry