Mimopeus elongatus

Mimopeus elongatus
	Mimopeus elongatus illustration by Des Helmore.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Genus:	Mimopeus
Species:	M. elongatus
Binomial name
	Mimopeus elongatus; Brème, 1842
Synonyms
	Cilibe elongata Brème, 1842[1] ; Mimopeus phosphugoides White, 1846[2] ; Mimopeus amaroides Pascoe, 1866[2] ; Mimopeus granulipennis Bates, 1873[2] ; Mimopeus huttoni Sharp, 1878[2] ; Mimopeus marginalis Broun, 1893[2] ; Mimopeus meridionalis Sharp, 1903[2] ;

Mimopeus elongatus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily tenebrioninae, first described by Brème in 1842, who considered it a type of Celibe.[1]

The species is found on the coast of the North Island of New Zealand in sand dunes, amongst Muehlenbeckia complexa and boulders on beaches, or around boulders in the Auckland volcanic field.[3] The beetles are a reddish brown or black colour, with a shiny underside, with adults measuring approximately 11-15mm in length and 5.3-7.3mm in width.[3] The species is predated upon by the polynesian rat and brown rats.[4][5]

References

Watt, J.C. (1988). "A REVISION OF THE GENUS MIMOPEUS (TENEBRIONIDAE)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146. ISSN 0067-0464.
Watt, J. C. (1992). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 26. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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.
Watt, J. C. (1983). Beetles (Coleoptera) of Auckland. Tane, 29, 31-50.
Parrish, G. R., & Anderson, P. J. (1999). Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane [Auckland], 37, 1-14.

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[Watt1988-1] Watt, J.C. (1988). "A REVISION OF THE GENUS MIMOPEUS (TENEBRIONIDAE)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 95–146. ISSN 0067-0464.

[Biotaxa-2] Watt, J. C. (1992). "Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 26. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[Watt1989-3] 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.

[4] Watt, J. C. (1983). Beetles (Coleoptera) of Auckland. Tane, 29, 31-50.

[5] Parrish, G. R., & Anderson, P. J. (1999). Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane [Auckland], 37, 1-14.