''Calliprason sinclairi'', Sinclair's longhorn, is a

longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...

species in the genus ''

Calliprason ''Calliprason'' is a longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, ...

''. It is endemic to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. Sinclair's longhorn was named for Dr. Andrew Sinclair who found the insect in New Zealand, and presented it, with many other New Zealand insects, to the British Museum.

Description

Sinclair's longhorn is a small beetle, with distinctive green iridescent elytra. Males measure 8.5–10.4 mm, and females measure 9.7–12.9 mm.

Distribution and habitat

''Calliprason sinclairi'' is widely distributed throughout the North Island, and has been documented in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Wellington. It is also found in the northern part of the South Island, specifically Nelson, Marlborough Sounds, and Mid Canterbury. The grubs burrow into dead and decaying wood, especially branches of pigeonwood ('' Hedycarya arborea'') and miro ('' Podocarpus ferrugineus''). They are common around forests from December, January, and into February.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2641341 Beetles of New Zealand Beetles described in 1843 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Adam White (zoologist) Stenoderini Endemic insects of New Zealand