| Amarotypus | |
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| Amarotypus edwardsii, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Migadopinae |
| Tribe: | Amarotypini |
| Genus: | Amarotypus Bates, 1872 |
| Species: | A. edwardsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Amarotypus edwardsii Bates, 1872
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Amarotypus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Amarotypus edwardsii, found in New Zealand.12
Taxonomy
Both the genus and species were described by English naturalist Henry Walter Bates in 1872.3 Amarotypus is currently a monotypic genus, however there are potentially undescribed members of the genus who live in alpine areas of New Zealand.4
Description
A. edwardsii has well-developed hind wings, however is a flightless species.4
Distribution and habitat
The species is found throughout New Zealand at mid and low altitudes. The species is often found in association with Nothofagus forests.4
References
References
- "Amarotypus Bates, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- Bates, H. W. (1872). "Notes on Cicindelidae and Carabidae, and descriptions of new species (No. 16)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 9: 49–52. ISSN 0013-8908. Wikidata Q130182300.
- Emberson, R. M. (April 1982). "Amarotypus (Carabidae) and the Austral Migadopinae". The Wētā. 5 (1): 21–22. ISSN 0111-7696. Wikidata Q130181260.