Saphobius brouni explained

Saphobius brouni is one of several species of Scarabaeidae that are endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1935 by Renaud Maurice Adrien Paulian.

Description

This species is similar in colour to Saphobius curvipes, but has some slight differences in the morphology of the legs.

Distribution

This species is only known from Hastwell in the North Island of New Zealand.

Notes and References

1. Paulian . R. . 1935 . Essai sur les canthonides de la region australienne (Col. Lamellicornia). 3. Les especes des sous regions neo-zelandaise et neo-caledonienne . Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France . 40 . 121–125.