''Saphobius brouni'' is one of several species of

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...

that are

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1935 by Renaud Maurice Adrien Paulian.

Description

This species is similar in colour to ''Saphobius curvipes'', but has some slight differences in the morphology of the legs.

Distribution

This species is only known from Hastwell in the North Island of New Zealand.

References

Beetles described in 1935 Endemic beetles of New Zealand Deltochilini {{Scarabaeinae-stub