Mitophyllus parrianus, is a species of stag beetle native to New Zealand.[1] M. parrianus is found throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands of New Zealand.[2]

Mitophyllus parrianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Mitophyllus
Species:
M. parrianus
Binomial name
Mitophyllus parrianus
Westwood, 1863
Illustration by Des Helmore

References

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  1. ^ Holloway, Beverley A. (December 1998). "A re-evaluation of the genera of New Zealand aesaline stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 28 (4): 641–656. doi:10.1080/03014223.1998.9517578.
  2. ^ Holloway, B. A. (2007). "Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 61: 7. ISSN 0111-5383. Retrieved 15 January 2017.