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Pseudopisalia

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Pseudopisalia
Lectotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Pseudopisalia
Cameron, 1950
Species:
P. turbotti
Binomial name
Pseudopisalia turbotti
Cameron, 1950

Pseudopisalia is a monotypic genus of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[1] The sole species found in this genus is Pseudopisalia turbotti. Both the genus and species were first described by Malcolm Cameron in 1950.[1] Pseudopisalia turbotti is endemic to Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

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The genus and species was identified by English entomologist Malcolm Cameron in 1950, based on specimens collected by Evan Graham Turbott from Manawatāwhi / Great Island in October 1948.[2][3] Cameron named the species after Turbott.[4]

Description

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The species has a dark reddish brown colour, and a length of between 1.5–1.75 mm (0.059–0.069 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is endemic to New Zealand, found on the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, northwest of the North Island of New Zealand.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pseudopisalia turbotti Cameron, 1950". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Cameron, M. (1950). "New species of New Zealand Staphylinidae (Col.)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 86: 23–26. ISSN 0013-8908. Wikidata Q129737418.
  3. ^ "Pseudopisalia turbotti". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.