Cyparium thorpei

Cyparium thorpei is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae.^[2] The species was first described by Ivan Löbl and Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Cyparium thorpei
Holotype specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Cyparium
Species:	C. thorpei
Binomial name
Cyparium thorpei Löbl & Leschen, 2003
Synonyms
Cyparium sp. "Mangamuka"

Taxonomy

The species was identified by Slovakian entomologist Ivan Löbl and New Zealand entomologist Richard A. B. Leschen in 2003, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe in March 2002 in association with Nothofagus forest, in the vicinity of Whakapapa Village in the central North Island.^[3][4] Löbl and Leschen named the species after Thorpe.^[3][5]

Description

C. thorpei has an elongate body coloured uniformly black or reddish-black, and measures between 3.05–3.15 mm (0.120–0.124 in).^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand, known to occur in the Northland Region and the central North Island.^[3]

Gallery

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  C. thorpei illustration by Des Helmore
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  Side view of C. thorpei