Amarotypini

Amarotypini
Amarotypus edwardsii, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Migadopinae
Tribe:	Amarotypini Erwin, 1985
Genera
Amarotypus Migadopiella

Introduction

Amarotypines are a small tribe of ground beetles (Carabidae), recognised as a distinct tribe since 1985.^[1] The best known species is Amarotypus edwardsii of New Zealand, widely distributed throughout the three main islands, and arboreal in habits.^[2]

Biodiversity and distribution

• Genus Amarotypus: New Zealand (1 sp.)
• Genus Migadopiella: Tasmania (2 spp.)
• NOTES: (1) Published taxonomic work on the tribe is currently very limited, and the presence of undescribed taxa in the South Island of New Zealand has been noted;^[3] (2) Migadopiella is somewhat provisionally included in Amarotypini ^[4]

Classification and phylogeny

Previously considered to be migadopines (before 1985), amarotypines are still often treated as forming a monophyletic subfamily Migadopinae with Migadopini,^[5] but the phylogeny may be (Amarotypini, (Migadopini, Elaphrini)).^[6] Alternatively, Amarotypini may form a clade with Promecognathini, again unrelated to Migadopini,^[7] though this possible relationship has been disputed.^[8]