Artystona is a genus of insects in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae.[1][2] Adults hide during the day in dead wood or under loose bark, and emerge at night to feed on epiphytic lichens.[3] They are unique among New Zealand tenebrionids for this behaviour.[4] There are six recognised species, which are endemic to New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Titaenini |
| Genus: | Artystona Bates, 1873 |
Taxonomy
editArtystona contains the following species:
- Artystona richmondiana[2] Watt, 1992[4][5]
- Artystona lata[2] Watt, 1992[4][6]
- Artystona obscura[2] Sharp, 1886[7][8]
- Artystona erichsoni[2] White, 1846[9][10]
- Artystona wakefieldi[2] Bates, 1874[1][11]
- Artystona rugiceps[2] Bates, 1874[1][12]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bates, F. (February 1874). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Heteromera, chiefly from New Zealand and New Caledonia, together with a revision of the genus Hypaulax and a description of an allied new genus from Colombia". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13 (74): 102–114. doi:10.1080/00222937408680820.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lichen Darkling Beetle (Genus Artystona)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Watt, J. C. (1969). "Notes on the natural history of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) in Canterbury". New Zealand Entomologist. 4 (2). Taylor & Francis Group: 47--49. doi:10.1080/00779962.1969.9722906. ISSN 0077-9962.
- ^ a b c Watt, J. C. (1992). Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa (Report). Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 26. Auckland, New Zealand: DSIR Plant Protection. ISBN 0477026397. ISSN 0111-5383.
- ^ "Artystona richmondiana Watt, 1992". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Artystona lata Watt, 1992". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Sharp, D. (1886). "On New Zealand Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species". The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society. 2: 351–454.
- ^ "Artystona obscura Sharp, 1886". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ White, A. (1846). "Insects of New Zealand". In Richardson, J., Gray, J. E. (eds.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., During the Years 1839 to 1843. Vol. 2.
- ^ "Artystona erichsoni White, 1846". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Artystona wakefieldi Bates, 1874". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Artystona rugiceps Bates, 1874". Biota of New Zealand. Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research. Retrieved 12 December 2024.