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Paralissotes Planus
''Paralissotes'' is a genus of stag beetle that is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand.Holloway, B.A. "Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". ''Landcare New Zealand''. Landcare Research. p. 109. __TOC__ Taxonomy ''Paralissotes'' was described in 1996 by Beverley Holloway, 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.Holloway, B.A. 1996: Two new genera of New Zealand stag beetles previously treated as ''Dorcus'' MacLeay and ''Lissotes'' Westwood (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). ''New Zealand journal of zoology'' 23(1): 61–66. Digital object identifier, doi: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518065 ''Paralissotes reticulatus'' is the type species for this genus. Etymology The name ''Paralissotes'' refers to how similar the genus is to ''Lissotes'', "para" means close/near whilst "lissotes" refers to the ''Lissotes'' genus. Distribution This genus is dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralissotes Reticulatus
''Paralissotes reticulatus'', also called the New Zealand reticulate stag beetle, is a native species of stag beetle from New Zealand. Although they do have wings they are flightless. Taxonomy This species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1844 under the name ''Lucanus reticulatus''. It was placed in the ''Paralissotes'' genus in 1995. Description Including mandibles, male beetles have a length of ; female beetles from 13.8 to 21.3 mm. The beetle ranges from small to medium-sized with a glossy black exoskeleton. The reticulate name has its origin in the reticulate pattern of depressed scaly areas and non-scaly areas. Its head is widest in front of the eyes. Male and female beetles have similar sized mandibles. Like other ''Paralissotes'' species, this beetle is flightless despite having vestigial wings. Distribution ''Paralissotes reticulatus'' is the most widespread species in its genus, having been collected from the Bay of Plenty to South Canterbury, New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
