Maoripamborus fairburni Brookes 1944 is a New Zealand endemic species of beetle (Coleoptera) in the family Carabidae, and within the tribe Pamborini. This is a monotypic genus, although there have been some unsubstantiated suggestions of additional undescribed species. The genus is found in the western areas of the Waikato, east Auckland (Hunua Ranges) and Northland, North Island of New Zealand and is sister taxon (closely related) to the Australian genus Pamborus.Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43) Sota, T.; Takami, Y.; Monteith G.B.; Moore, B.P. 2005: Phylogeny and character evolution of endemic Australian carabid beetles of the genus Pamborus based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 36(2): 391–404. A Gondwana association.
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Further reading Harris, A.C. 1992: A note on Maoripamborus fairburni (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cychrini). Weta, 15: 42–44. full article (PDF) Worthy, T.H. 1983: Subfossil insects - a key to past diversity. Weta, 6(2): 42–43. full article (PDF) Link to image
External links Critter of the Week - The Snail-sucking Ground Beetle on RNZ, 23 July 2021