Gaioxenus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. Gaioxenus pilipalpis is the only species in the genus.[1] This genus and species was first described by Thomas Broun in 1910.[2] Broun based the descriptions on specimens he collected in Raurimu in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.[2] Gaioxenus pilipalpis is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Gaioxenus pilipalpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Anisodactylini
Genus: Gaioxenus
Broun, 1910
Species:
G. pilipalpis
Binomial name
Gaioxenus pilipalpis
Broun, 1910

References

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  1. ^ "Gaioxenus Broun, 1910". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ a b Broun, Thomas (1910). Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Bulletin no. 1, pt. 1-8. Wellington: New Zealand Institute. pp. 7–8. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12470.
  3. ^ "Gaioxenus pilipalpis Broun, 1910". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-25.