Amarotypini


Introduction

Amarotypines are a small tribe of ground beetles, 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.

Biodiversity and distribution

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

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