Xylotoles costatus
Encyclopedia
Xylotoles costatus, Pitt Island longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle
in the family Cerambycidae. It is endemic to New Zealand
. While thought to be extinct from 1986 up until 1996, where it was found again on South East Island/Rangatira
in the Chatham Islands
; the species is now considered a Lazarus taxon
.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
in the family Cerambycidae. It is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. While thought to be extinct from 1986 up until 1996, where it was found again on South East Island/Rangatira
South East Island/Rangatira
South East Island/Rangatira is the third largest island in the Chatham Islands chain, and covers an area of . It is located east of New Zealand's South Island...
in the Chatham Islands
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
; the species is now considered a Lazarus taxon
Lazarus taxon
In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon is a taxon that disappears from one or more periods of the fossil record, only to appear again later. The term refers to the account in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead...
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