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''C. sinclairi'' is widely distributed throughout the North Island, and has been documented in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Wellington. It is also found in the northern part of the South Island, specifically Nelson, Marlborough Sounds, and Mid Canterbury.<ref name=":0" /> |
''C. sinclairi'' is widely distributed throughout the North Island, and has been documented in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Wellington. It is also found in the northern part of the South Island, specifically Nelson, Marlborough Sounds, and Mid Canterbury.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Sinclair's longhorn (Calliprason sinclairi) is a longhorn beetle species in the genus Calliprason[1]. It is endemic to New Zealand. Sinclair's longhorn was named for Dr. Andrew Sinclair who found the insect in New Zealand, and presented it, with many other New Zealand insects, to the British Museum.[2]
Description
Sinclair's longhorn is a small beetle, with distinctive green iridescent elytra. Males measure 8.5-10.4 mm, and females measure 9.7-12.9 mm.[3]
Distribution
C. sinclairi is widely distributed throughout the North Island, and has been documented in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Wellington. It is also found in the northern part of the South Island, specifically Nelson, Marlborough Sounds, and Mid Canterbury.[3]
References
- ^ White, A (1843). List of the annulose animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand, with the descriptions of some new species. In ‘Travels in New Zealand, Volume II’. (Ed. E. Dieffenbach.) pp. 265–296. (John Murray: London.)
- ^ "ENZB - 1843 - Dieffenbach, Ernest. Travels in New Zealand [Vol.II] [Capper reprint, 1974] - Chapter X: Fauna of New Zealand". www.enzb.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ a b Song, Deping; Wang, Qiao (2001). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the New Zealand longicorn beetle genus Calliprason White (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Cerambycinae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 15 (1): 53. doi:10.1071/it00004. ISSN 1445-5226.