Hyphalus wisei

Hyphalus wisei is a species of intertidal beetle endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Hyphalus wisei
Hyphalus wisei (Britton, 1973) holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Byrrhoidea
Family:
Limnichidae
Subfamily:
Hyfhalinae
Genus:
Hyphalus
Species:
H. wisei
Binomial name
Hyphalus wisei
Britton, 1973

Description

The adult beetle is 1.1 - 1.2 mm long and has a black body with pale coloured setae that give the insect a grey appearance. The larvae of this beetle are 2 mm long and are coloured pale to dark brown. Both the adult beetle and its larva are very similar in appearance to the species Hyphalus insularis.[2]

Distribution

This species has been found in Rodney County near Goat Island.[3] This species has also been found on Cuvier Island.[4]

References
  1. Cheng, L. "Hyphalus wisei Britton, 1973". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. Britton, E. B. (1973). "Hyphalus wisei sp. n., A new intertidal beetle from New Zealand (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 10: 119–122. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. Hernando, C.; Ribera, I. (2010). "Limnichidae: Description of a new species from New Caledonia, and checklist of the taxa recorded from the Australian/Pacific Region (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Water beetles of New Caledonia. Part 1: 447. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "Hyphalus wisei". Auckland Museum. Auckland Museum. Retrieved 26 December 2015.


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