''Amphineurus hudsoni'' is a
species of
crane fly native to New Zealand.
The species was first described by
Frederick Wallace Edwards in 1923.
Taxonomy
The species is found within the ''Amphineurus'' subgenus of
Amphineurus
''Amphineurus'' is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Species
*Subgenus '' Amphineurus'' Skuse, 1890
**'' A. bicinctus'' Edwards, 1923
**'' A. bickeli'' Theischinger, 1996
**'' A. bicorniger'' Alexander, 1924
**'' A. breviclavus'' ...
.
Description
Edwards described the species as follows:
Distribution
The species is
endemic to
New Zealand, an is found on the mainland and the
Chatham Islands.
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Behaviour
The larvae of ''Amphineurus hudsoni'' feeds on the decaying leaves of nīkau
''Rhopalostylis sapida'', commonly known as nīkau ( mi, nīkau), is a palm tree endemic to New Zealand, and the only palm native to mainland New Zealand.
Etymology
is a Māori word; in the closely related Eastern Polynesian languages of the ...
palm trees.
Gallery
Amphineurus hudsoni 246034474.jpg, Close-up of ''Amphineurus hudsoni''
Amphineurus hudsoni 57199186.jpg, Side view of ''Amphineurus hudsoni''
Amphineurus hudsoni 25395920.jpg, Wings of ''Amphineurus hudsoni''
References
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Limoniidae
Insects described in 1923
Diptera of New Zealand
Endemic insects of New Zealand
Taxa named by Frederick Wallace Edwards