Mimopeus elongatus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mimopeus elongatus
Mimopeus elongatus illustration by Des Helmore.
Scientific classification
Genus:	Mimopeus
Species:	elongatus
Synonyms
Cilibe elongata Brème, 1842 Mimopeus phosphugoides White, 1846 Mimopeus amaroides Pascoe, 1866 Mimopeus granulipennis Bates, 1873 Mimopeus huttoni Sharp, 1878 Mimopeus marginalis Broun, 1893 Mimopeus meridionalis Sharp, 1903

Mimopeus elongatus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily tenebrioninae, first described by Brème in 1842, who considered it a type of Celibe.

The species is found on the coast of the North Island of New Zealand in sand dunes, amongst Muehlenbeckia complexa and boulders on beaches, or around boulders in the Auckland volcanic field. The beetles are a reddish brown or black colour, with a shiny underside, with adults measuring approximately 11-15mm in length and 5.3-7.3mm in width. The species is predated upon by the polynesian rat and brown rats.