Kanakopsis amieuensis
Kanakopsis amieuensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Beetle |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Family: | Histeridae |
Genus: | Kanakopsis |
Species: | G. amieuensis |
Binomial name | |
Kanakopsis amieuensis Caterino, 2006 |
Diagnosis
This distinctive chlamydopsine resembles members of the Orectoscelis lineage. However, it is distinguished by the combination of a distinct prementum, 3-segmented labial palpi, lack of an accessory epipleural stria, and lack of any frontal or anterior pronotal processes. It also apparently has a visible, though recessed, scutellum. This character requires additional confirmation (Caterino 2006).
Description
Distribution
New Caledonia
Biology
REFERENCES
- Caterino, M. S. (2006). Chlamydopsinae from New Caledonia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 52, 27–64.