Modicarventus
Modicarventus wisei is an endemic species of New Zealand flat bug, described by Kirman in 1989.[1] The specimens were first collected from Unuwhao on the North Cape in February 1967 by K.A.J. Wise, but not described as a new species until 1989.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Aradidae |
| Genus: | Modicarventus |
| Species: | M. wisei |
| Binomial name | |
| Modicarventus wisei (Kirman, 1989) | |
The species are of 2–3 mm in length, with a red-brown colouration.[3] The species appears to be related to Neocarventus angulatus due to both species sharing similar thorax characteristics.[3] Modicarventus wisei was named after New Zealand entomologist K.A.J. Wise.[3]
References
- NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Gordon D. (ed), 2009-06-12
- Early, J.W.; Gilbert, R.F. (1993). "PRIMARY TYPES OF TERRESTRIAL AND FRESHWATER PROTISTA, ANNELIDA AND ARTHROPODA IN THE AUCKLAND INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM: AN ANNOTATED LIST". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 30: 49–86. ISSN 0067-0464.
- Kirman, M. (1989). "A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF CARVENTINAE (HEXAPODA : HEMIPTERA : ARADIDAE) FROM NORTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 26: 25–32. ISSN 0067-0464.
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