Artystona
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| Artystona | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Titaenini |
| Genus: | Artystona Bates, 1873 |
Artystona is a genus of insects in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae.[1][2] Adults hide during the day in dead wood or under loose bark, and emerge at night to feed on epiphytic lichens.[3] They are unique among New Zealand tenebrionids for this behaviour.[4] There are six recognised species, which are endemic to New Zealand.