Calliprason sinclairi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Cerambycidae
Subfamily:
Cerambycinae
Tribe:
Stenoderini
Genus:
Calliprason
Species:
C. sinclairi
Binomial name
Calliprason sinclairi
White, 1843
Synonyms

Stenoderus sinclairi

Calliprason sinclairi, Sinclair's longhorn, 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 and habitat

Calliprason 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] The grubs burrow into dead and decaying wood, especially branches of pigeonwood (Hedycarya arborea) and miro (Podocarpus ferrugineus). They are common around forests from December, January, and into February.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ 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.)
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Hudson, G. V. (1892). An elementary manual of New Zealand entomology; being an introduction to the study of our native insects. London: West, Newman & Co. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8441.
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