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Hyphalus wisei (Britton, 1973) holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum licensed under CC BY 4.0. | |
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Species: | H. wisei
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Hyphalus wisei Britton, 1973
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Hyphalus wisei is a species of intertidal beetle endemic to New Zealand. [2]
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]
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]