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Synopsis of the New Zealand subtribe Actenonycina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae: Odacanthini)

Coleoptera
Carabidae
Harpalinae
Odacanthini

  • André Larochelle

    New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Bioeconomy Science Institute, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Group, Private Bag 92170, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

  • Marie-Claude Larivière

    New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Bioeconomy Science Institute, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Group, Private Bag 92170, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1158.e9m7d

Zoobank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4137CFBC-3D2E-42E9-879C-43E65F9404B4

Keywords: Taxonomy, new genus and species, keys, geographic distribution, ecology, biology, dispersal power

Abstract

The subtribe Actenonycina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae: Odacanthini) is revised for New Zealand. Two genera and six species are recognized. One genus and three species are described as new: Neactenonyx Larochelle and Lariviere new genus, Neactenonyx mcfarlani Larochelle and Lariviere new species, Neactenonyx sharpi Larochelle and Lariviere new species, Actenonyx whitei Larochelle and Lariviere new species. One new combination is established: Actenonyx aotearoa Kavanaugh, 2022 = Neactenonyx aotearoa (Kavanaugh, 2022). Sphallax peryphoides Bates, 1871, previously synonymized with Actenonyx bembidioides White, 1846, is reinstated as a full species. A revision of all taxa is provided. Descriptions, identification keys, illustrations of male genitalia, habitus photos, distributional data and maps are given. Information on ecology, biology, dispersal power, and collecting techniques is included for each species.

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1158

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2025-11-28

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Larochelle A, Larivière M-C. 2025. Synopsis of the New Zealand subtribe Actenonycina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae: Odacanthini). Insecta Mundi 1158: 1–19. https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1158.e9m7d