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Neodoxa

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Neodoxa
Neodoxa secreta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Aleocharinae
Tribe: Oxypodini
Subtribe: Oxypodina
Genus: Neodoxa
Klimaszewski, Marris & Thorpe, 2003
Species[1]

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Synonyms
  • Heterodoxa Cameron, 1950

Neodoxa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[1] The genus was described by Jan Klimaszewski, John Marris and Stephen Ernest Thorpe in 2003, and is found in New Zealand, Australia and Tonga.

Taxonomy

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The genus was first identified by Jan Klimaszewski, John Marris and Stephen Ernest Thorpe in 2003.[2] The type species of the genus is Neodoxa secreta; a species described by Malcolm Cameron in 1950 and originally placed in the genus Heterodoxa.[2] The name is Latin for "new opinion".[2]

The genus was monotypic until 2008, when Roberto Pace identified N. giachinoi at Onepoto Cave in Te Urewera.[3]

Distribution

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The genus is found on the North Island of New Zealand, Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, Australia and in Tonga.[1][4]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Neodoxa Klimaszewski, Marris & Thorpe, 2003". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Klimaszewski, J.; Marris, J. W. M.; Thorpe, S. E. (January 2003). "The aleocharine rove beetle fauna of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with descriptions of two new species". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 30 (2): 115–126. doi:10.1080/03014223.2003.9518330. ISSN 0301-4223. Wikidata Q54555452.
  3. ^ Pace, R. (31 December 2008). "Aleocharinae de Nouvelle-Zélande recueillies par le Dr P. M Giachino (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (in French). 25 (1): 85–89. ISSN 0374-9797. Wikidata Q129808768.
  4. ^ Pace, R. (2016). "Introduction to the knowledge of the subfamily Aleocharinae from the Australian region (part II) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)" (PDF). Folia Entomologica Hungarica. 76. doi:10.17112/FOLIAENTHUNG.2015.76.15. ISSN 0373-9465. Wikidata Q110444275. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021.