FNZ 34 - Anthicidae (Coleoptera) - Abstract
Werner, FG; Chandler, DS 1995. Anthicidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Fauna of New Zealand 34, 64 pages.
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ISSN 0111-5383 (print),
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no.
34.
ISBN 0-478-04547-6 (print),
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Published 21 Jun 1995
ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/References/45C859C4-F429-47B8-BDEF-2728D4AD100F
ABSTRACT
The Anthicidae of New Zealand are revised for the first time, and their taxonomic affinities are discussed. Twenty-six species have been found, eight of them undescribed, and eight new synonymies were discovered. Nine of these species are introduced, seven of them originating from Australia; the other two are cosmopolitan anthropogenic species. Members of genus Cotes are all restricted to New Zealand, as is the monotypic new genus Zealanthicus. The known seasonality, biological associations, and geographic distribution of the species are summarised, with maps indicating locality records. A key to their identification is given, and most species are illustrated.