Hyphalus wisei

Hyphalus wisei is a species of intertidal beetle endemic to New Zealand.^[2]

Hyphalus wisei
Hyphalus wisei (Britton, 1973) holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Byrrhoidea
Family:	Limnichidae
Subfamily:	Hyfhalinae
Genus:	Hyphalus
Species:	H. wisei
Binomial name
Hyphalus wisei Britton, 1973[1]

Description

The adult beetle is 1.1 - 1.2 mm long and has a black body with pale coloured setae that give the insect a grey appearance. The larvae of this beetle are 2 mm long and are coloured pale to dark brown. Both the adult beetle and its larvae are very similar in appearance to the species Hyphalus insularis.^[1]

Distribution

This species has been found in Rodney County near Te Hāwere-a-Maki / Goat Island.^[3] This species has also been found on Cuvier Island.^[4]