Gaioxenus

Gaioxenus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. Gaioxenus pilipalpis is the only species in the genus.[1] This genus and species was first described by Thomas Broun in 1910.[2] Broun based the descriptions on specimens he collected in Raurimu in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.[2] Gaioxenus pilipalpis is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Gaioxenus pilipalpis
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Gaioxenus

Broun, 1910
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G. pilipalpis
Binomial name
Gaioxenus pilipalpis
Broun, 1910

References

  1. "Gaioxenus Broun 1910". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 1 Jul 2011.
  2. Broun, Thomas (1910). Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Bulletin no. 1, pt. 1-8. Wellington: New Zealand Institute. pp. 7–8. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12470.
  3. "Gaioxenus pilipalpis Broun, 1910". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-25.


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