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Mimopeus clarkei

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Mimopeus clarkei
Mimopeus clarkei collected from the Awatere River in the Marlborough Region, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Mimopeus
Species:
M. clarkei
Binomial name
Mimopeus clarkei
Watt, 1988

Mimopeus clarkei is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988.[1] The species is approximately 12.1mm in length and 6.4mm in width.[1] Specimens were found in the Awatere Valley and Avon Valley of the Marlborough Region, New Zealand, underneath stones and bracken fern.[1] The species was named after C.E. Clarke, who collected beetle and lepidoptera specimens for the Auckland Museum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Watt, J. C. (1988). "A Revision of the Genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906388. Wikidata Q58677355.