Paralissotes
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| Paralissotes | |
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| Paralissotes reticulatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Subfamily: | Lucaninae |
| Tribe: | Lissapterini |
| Genus: | Paralissotes Holloway, 1996 |
Paralissotes is a genus of stag beetle that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Paralissotes was described in 1996 by Beverly Holloway. New Zealand species previously placed in the Australian Lissotes genus were transferred to Paralissotes due to notable differences in the form of the elytral scales.[2] Paralissotes reticulatus is the type species for this genus.[1]
Etymology
The name Paralissotes refers to how similar the genus is to Lissotes, "para" means close/near whilst "lissotes" refers to the Lissotes genus.[2]