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Stenellipsis gracilis

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Stenellipsis gracilis
Stenellipsis gracilis, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Acanthocinini
Genus: Stenellipsis
Species:
S. gracilis
Binomial name
Stenellipsis gracilis
(White, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Xylotoles gracilis White, 1846

Stenellipsis gracilis is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae, found in New Zealand.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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This species was originally described as Xylotoles gracilis in 1846 by Adam White.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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This species is only recorded from the North Island of New Zealand. It can often be found on flowers from December to February.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Stenellipsis gracilis (White, 1846)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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
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