Gaioxenus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. Gaioxenus pilipalpis is the only species in the genus.[1] This genus and species was first described by Thomas Broun in 1910.[2] Broun based the descriptions on specimens he collected in Raurimu in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.[2] Gaioxenus pilipalpis is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Gaioxenus pilipalpis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
Tribe: | Anisodactylini |
Genus: | Gaioxenus Broun, 1910 |
Species: | G. pilipalpis
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Binomial name | |
Gaioxenus pilipalpis Broun, 1910
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References
edit- ^ "Gaioxenus Broun, 1910". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ a b Broun, Thomas (1910). Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Bulletin no. 1, pt. 1-8. Wellington: New Zealand Institute. pp. 7–8. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12470.
- ^ "Gaioxenus pilipalpis Broun, 1910". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- Media related to Gaioxenus pilipalpis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Gaioxenus pilipalpis at Wikispecies