Cyparium thorpei
Species of beetle
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Cyparium thorpei is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[2] The species was first described by Ivan Löbl and Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, and is endemic to New Zealand.
| Cyparium thorpei | |
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| Holotype specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Cyparium |
| Species: | C. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyparium thorpei Löbl & Leschen, 2003 | |
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Taxonomy
The species was identified by Slovakian entomologist Ivan Löbl and New Zealand entomologist Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe in March 2002 in association with Nothofagus forest, in the vicinity of Whakapapa Village in the central North Island.[3][4] Löbl and Leschen named the species after Thorpe.[3][5]
Description
C. thorpei has an elongate body coloured uniformly black or reddish-black, and measures between 3.05–3.15 mm (0.120–0.124 in).[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, known to occur in the Northland Region and the central North Island.[3]
Gallery
C. thorpei illustration by Des Helmore
Side view of C. thorpei
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