TNZOR Limnichidae
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NZIB checklist [p. 421]
LIMNICHIDAE
HYPHALINAE
- Hyphalus kuscheli Britton, 1977 E M
- Hyphalus prolixus Britton, 1977 E M
- Hyphalus ultimus Britton, 1977 E M
- Hyphalus wisei Britton, 1973 E M
LIMNICHINAE
LIMNICHINI
- Limnichus decorus Broun, 1880 E
- Limnichus nigripes Broun, 1893 E
- Limnichus picinus Broun, 1881 E
- Limnichus simplex Broun, 1910 E
Changes to NZIB
- all N.Z. species formerly included in Limnichus now placed in Pelochares, following Hernando & Ribera (2010: 447)
- note that Pelochares australis has been reported from N.Z. by Brookes (1944: 266), and although it may be a misidentification, this has not as yet been established in the published literature
References
- Brookes, A.E. 1944: Descriptions of two new genera and species of New Zealand beetles, and notes on other described species. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 73: 262-266, plate 41.
- Hernando, C.; Ribera, I. 2010: Limnichidae: Description of a new species from New Caledonia, and checklist of the taxa recorded from the Australian/Pacific Region (Coleoptera). Pp. 439-449 in: Jäch, M.A. & Balke, M. (eds.): Water beetles of New Caledonia (part 1). Monographs on Coleoptera, 3. ISSN: 1027-8869 PDF
