Kiwiharpalus
Species of beetle
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Kiwiharpalus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Kiwiharpalus townsendi. It is found in New Zealand.[1][2]
| Kiwiharpalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Tribe: | Stenolophini |
| Genus: | Kiwiharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 |
| Species: | K. townsendi |
| Binomial name | |
| Kiwiharpalus townsendi Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 | |
This species is endemic to New Zealand, being found nowhere else.[3] It was discovered and first recorded in 2005.
