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Saphobius brouni

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Saphobius brouni
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S. brouni
Binomial name
Saphobius brouni
Paulian, 1935

Saphobius brouni is one of several species of Scarabaeidae that are endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1935 by Renaud Maurice Adrien Paulian.[1]

Description

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This species is similar in colour to Saphobius curvipes, but has some slight differences in the morphology of the legs.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Hastwell in the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Paulian, R. (1935). "Essai sur les canthonides de la region australienne (Col. Lamellicornia). 3. Les especes des sous regions neo-zelandaise et neo-caledonienne". Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de France. 40: 121–125.