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Mimopeus

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Mimopeus
An unidentified Mimopeus beetle in New Zealand.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Tenebrioninae
Genus: Mimopeus
Pascoe, 1866

Mimopeus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, first described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3]

Species

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These 23 species belong to the genus Mimopeus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mimopeus Pascoe, 1866". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Watt, J. C. (1992). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 26. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Watt, J. C. (1989). "A Revision of the Genus Mimopeus (Tenebrionidae) Part II". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 26: 39–81. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906396. Wikidata Q58677378.
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