''Costelytra'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s belonging to the family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
.
The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.
Species:
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Costelytra austrobrunneum''
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Costelytra brookesi''
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Costelytra brooksei''
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Costelytra brunneum''
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Costelytra distincta''
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Costelytra diurna''
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Costelytra giveni
''Costelytra giveni'' (mischaracterized as ''Costelytra zealandica'' prior to 2016), commonly known as New Zealand grass grub, is a scarab beetle that is endemic to New Zealand and is a prevalent pasture pest.
Taxonomy
''Costelytra giveni'' was ...
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Costelytra gregoryi''
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Costelytra macrobrunneum''
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Costelytra piceobrunneum''
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Costelytra pseudobrunneum''
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Costelytra symmetrica''
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Costelytra zealandica
''Costelytra zealandica'' (commonly known as the grass grub) is a species of scarab beetle found in forested areas of greater Wellington
Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unita ...
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References
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Melolonthinae
Scarabaeidae genera