''Paralissotes'' is a genus of
stag beetle
Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections ...
that is
endemic to
New Zealand.
[Holloway, B.A. "Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". ''Landcare New Zealand''. Landcare Research. p. 109.]
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Taxonomy
''Paralissotes'' was described in 1996 by
Beverly Holloway. New Zealand species previously placed in the Australian ''
Lissotes'' genus were transferred to ''Paralissotes'' due to notable differences in the form of the elytral scales.
[Holloway, B.A. 1996: Two new genera of New Zealand stag beetles previously treated as ''Dorcus'' MacLeay and ''Lissotes'' Westwood (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). ''New Zealand journal of zoology'' 23(1): 61–66. doi: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518065] ''
Paralissotes reticulatus'' is the
type species for this genus.
Etymology
The name ''Paralissotes'' refers to how similar the genus is to ''Lissotes'', "para" means close/near whilst "lissotes" refers to the ''Lissotes'' genus.
Distribution
This genus is distributed from
Three Kings Islands to as far south as
Waimate in the
South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
at altitudes below 1000m. These stag beetles are absent from the
Chatham Islands.
Species
There are seven currently accepted ''Paralissotes'' species:
* ''
Paralissotes mangonuiensis
''Paralissotes'' is a genus of stag beetle that is endemic to New Zealand.Holloway, B.A. "Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". ''Landcare New Zealand''. Landcare Research. p. 109.
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Taxonomy
''Paralissotes'' was described in 1996 by Be ...
'' (Brookes, 1927)
* ''
Paralissotes oconnori'' (Holloway, 1961)
* ''
Paralissotes planus'' (Broun, 1880)
* ''
Paralissotes reticulatus'' (Westwood, 1844)
* ''
Paralissotes rufipes'' (Sharp, 1886)
* ''
Paralissotes stewarti
''Paralissotes'' is a genus of stag beetle that is endemic to New Zealand.Holloway, B.A. "Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". ''Landcare New Zealand''. Landcare Research. p. 109.
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Taxonomy
''Paralissotes'' was described in 1996 by Be ...
'' (Broun, 1881)
* ''
Paralissotes triregius
''Paralissotes'' is a genus of stag beetle that is endemic to New Zealand.Holloway, B.A. "Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". ''Landcare New Zealand''. Landcare Research. p. 109.
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Taxonomy
''Paralissotes'' was described in 1996 by Be ...
'' (Holloway, 1963)
References
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Lucaninae
Endemic beetles of New Zealand