Actenonyx bembidioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Actenonyx

White, 1846
Species:
A. bembidioides
Binomial name
Actenonyx bembidioides

Actenonyx is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. At present only species in this genus is Actenonyx bembidioides.[1] However it has been suggested that a taxonomic revision of this genus is needed as there are two species that await description.[2] This genus and species was first described by Adam White[3] and is endemic to New Zealand.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Actenonyx White, 1846". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ↑ Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. (2001). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue". Fauna of New Zealand. 43: 1–285. ISSN 1179-7193 – via Biotaxa.
  3. ↑ White, Adam; Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1846). The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross - Insects. London: E. W. Janson. p. 2. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7364. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "NZOR Name Details - Actenonyx bembidioides White, 1846". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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