Oregus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1] A 2003 taxonomic revision of the group using both morphological and DNA characters concluded that it contained four species, and identified new species from Marlborough (Oregus spetentionalis) and North Canterbury (Oregus crypticus).[2][3] The current species list is:[4]
- Oregus aereus (White, 1846)
- Oregus crypticus Pawson, Emberson, Armstrong & Paterson, 2003
- Oregus inaequalis (Castelnau, 1867)
- Oregus septentrionalis Pawson, Emberson, Armstrong & Paterson, 2003
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| Male holotype specimen of Oregus crypticus held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Broscinae |
| Tribe: | Broscini |
| Subtribe: | Nothobroscina |
| Genus: | Oregus Putzeys, 1868 |
References
edit- ^ "Oregus Putzeys, 1868". NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Pawson, Stephen M.; Emberson, Rowan M.; Armstrong, Karen F.; Paterson, Adrian M. (2003). Morphological and molecular analysis of the carabid genus Oregus, with identification of two new species. Department of Conservation. hdl:10182/1667.
- ^ Pawson, S. M.; Emberson, R. M.; Armstrong, K. F.; Paterson, A. M. (2003). "Phylogenetic revision of the endemic New Zealand carabid genus OregusPutzeys (Coleoptera : Carabidae : Broscini)". Invertebrate Systematics. 17 (5): 625. doi:10.1071/IS02042. ISSN 1445-5226.
- ^ "Oregus Putzeys, 1868". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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