Stenellipsis gracilis is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae, found in New Zealand.[1][2]
| Stenellipsis gracilis | |
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| Stenellipsis gracilis, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Acanthocinini |
| Genus: | Stenellipsis |
| Species: | S. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenellipsis gracilis (White, 1846)
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Taxonomy
editThis species was originally described as Xylotoles gracilis in 1846 by Adam White.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is only recorded from the North Island of New Zealand. It can often be found on flowers from December to February.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Stenellipsis gracilis (White, 1846)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ White, A. 1846: Insects of New Zealand. Pp. 1-27, plates 1-7 in: Richardson, J.; Gray, J.E. (eds) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, fishes, Crustacea, insects, Mollusca. London: E.W. Janson
- ^ Hudson, G.V. 1934: New Zealand beetles and their larvae: an elementary introduction to the study of our native Coleoptera. Ferguson & Osborn LTD, Wellington: 236 PP
External links
edit- Citizen science observations for Stenellipsis gracilis at iNaturalist
Media related to Stenellipsis gracilis at Wikimedia Commons
