Calathosoma rubromarginatum

fig. 1: Calathosoma rubromarginatum (female)

fig. 2: Calathosoma rubromarginatum (9 of the 10 specimens)

Taxonavigation

Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Carabidae
Genus: Calathosoma

Name

• Calathosoma rubromarginatum (Blanchard, 1843) Wikispecies link

Introduction

• The monotypic migadopine genus Calathosoma is endemic to the Auckland Islands in the New Zealand subantarctic. There are only 13 published specimen records, but a further 10 new records are reported below:

Unpublished specimen records

all det. S.E. Thorpe, 2011, and deposited in AMNZ

• 1 female, NEW ZEALAND AU, Adams I (50°54'9.8''S, 166°0'14.9''E), pitfall trap A1, tussock and megaherbs in flat albatross nesting area, 20 Jan-4 Feb 2011, G. Elliott, K. Walker
• 3 females, 3 males, NEW ZEALAND AU, Adams I (50°54'9.5''S, 166°0'15.7''E), pitfall trap A2, tussock and megaherbs in flat albatross nesting area, 20 Jan-4 Feb 2011, G. Elliott, K. Walker
• 1 female, NEW ZEALAND AU, Adams I (50°54'9.2''S, 166°0'15.1''E), pitfall trap A3, tussock and megaherbs in flat albatross nesting area, 20 Jan-4 Feb 2011, G. Elliott, K. Walker
• 1 female, NEW ZEALAND AU, Adams I (50°54'8.5''S, 166°0'15.9''E), pitfall trap A5, tussock and megaherbs in flat albatross nesting area, 20 Jan-4 Feb 2011, G. Elliott, K. Walker
• 1 female, NEW ZEALAND AU, Adams I (50°53'56.9''S, 166°0'13.6''E), pitfall trap N5, tussock, on slope, no albatrosses, 20 Jan-4 Feb 2011, G. Elliott, K. Walker

Stephen Thorpe 03:22, 23 February 2011 (CET)