Parisopalpus Explained

Parisopalpus is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. The genus was first identified by Logan Hudson in 1975,^[1] who separated the group from Sessinia due to the presence of bifid mandibles, and n males of the species visible genitalia.^[1]

Species are primarily found in Australia and New Zealand.^[1] In 2012, a new species was identified in Chile, Parisopalpus defoei.^[2]

Species

Currently four species belong to the genus Parisopalpus.^{[3] [2]}

• Parisopalpus defoei
• Parisopalpus macleayi
• Parisopalpus nigronotatus
• Parisopalpus thoracicus

Notes and References

1. 10.1080/03036758.1975.10421850. 0303-6758. 5. 3. 227–274. Hudson. Logan P. A systematic revision of the New Zealand Oedemeridae (Coleoptera, Insecta). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1975.
2. 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3394.1.3. 1175-5334. 3394. 1. 31–34. Švihila. V. Fischer. FR. Parisopalpus defoei sp. nov. from Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, the first known species of the genus from the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae). Zootaxa. 2012.
3. Web site: Genus Parisopalpus . iNaturalist . 2023-01-09 . en-US.