''Zolus'' 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 in the family
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...
.
The genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.
Species in genus
This genus contains the following species:
* ''
Zolus carinatus
''Zolus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Species in genus
This genus contains the following species:
* '' Zolus carinatus'' (Broun, 1882)
* ''Zolus helmsi
''Zolus'' is a genus of beetl ...
''
(Broun, 1882)
* ''
Zolus helmsi
''Zolus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ( ...
''
Sharp, 1886
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Zolus kauriensis
''Zolus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Species in genus
This genus contains the following species:
* ''Zolus carinatus'' (Broun, 1882)
* ''Zolus helmsi
''Zolus'' is a genus of beetle ...
''
Larochelle & Larivière, 2017
* ''
Zolus subopacus''
Broun, 1915
*''
Zolus unisetosus''
Larochelle & Larivière, 2017
*''
Zolus wongi''
Larochelle & Larivière, 2017
References
Trechinae
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