Amarotypini

Introduction

Amarotypines are a small tribe of ground beetles (Carabidae), recognised as a distinct tribe since 1985. The best known species is ' of New Zealand, widely distributed throughout the three main islands, and arboreal in habits.

• Genus Amarotypus: New Zealand (1 sp.)
• Genus Migadopiella: Tasmania (2 spp.)
• NOTES: (1) Published taxonomic work on the tribe is currently very limited, and the presence of undescribed taxa in the South Island of New Zealand has been noted; (2) ' is somewhat provisionally included in Amarotypini

Classification and phylogeny

Previously considered to be migadopines (before 1985), amarotypines are still often treated as forming a monophyletic subfamily Migadopinae with Migadopini, but the phylogeny may be (Amarotypini, (Migadopini, Elaphrini)). Alternatively, Amarotypini may form a clade with Promecognathini, again unrelated to Migadopini, though this possible relationship has been disputed.

Footnotes

References

• 2009: A new genus and two new species of the subfamily Migadopinae from Tasmania (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Folia Heyrovskyana (A), 17: 95–103.
• 1985: The taxon pulse: a general pattern of lineage radiation and extinction among carabid beetles. pp. 437–472 in (ed.) Taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of beetles and ants. Series entomologica, 33 (this volume) (series) Google books
• ; 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43)
• ; 1998: Inferring phylogenetic relationships within Carabidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from characters of the female reproductive tract. pp. 107–170 in: ; ; (eds.) Phylogeny and Classification of Caraboidea, XX I.C.E. (1996, Firenze, Italy). Atti Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino
• ; ; 2005: Phylogenetic relationships of Dalyat mirabilis Mateu, 2002, with a revised molecular phylogeny of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research, 43: 284–296. PDF