| Display parents | 2 |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Parisopalpus |
| Authority | Hudson, 1975 |
| Type species | Parisopalpus thoracicus |
Parisopalpus is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. The genus was first identified by Logan Hudson in 1975,[1] who separated the group from Sessinia due to the presence of bifid mandibles, and n males of the species visible genitalia.[1]
Species are primarily found in Australia and New Zealand.[1] In 2012, a new species was identified in Chile, Parisopalpus defoei.[2]
Species
Currently four species belong to the genus Parisopalpus.[3][2]
- Parisopalpus defoei (Švihla & Fischer, 2012)
- Parisopalpus macleayi (Champion, 1895)
- Parisopalpus nigronotatus (Boheman, 1858)
- Parisopalpus thoracicus (Broun, 1893)
References
- ^ Hudson, Logan P (1975). "A systematic revision of the New Zealand Oedemeridae (Coleoptera, Insecta)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 5 (3): 227–274. doi:10.1080/03036758.1975.10421850. ISSN 0303-6758
- ^ Švihila, V & Fischer, FR (2012). "Parisopalpus defoei sp. nov. from Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, the first known species of the genus from the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae)". Zootaxa. 3394 (1): 31–34. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3394.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334
- ^ "Genus Parisopalpus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-09.