Taenarthrus ruaumokoi

Coleoptera
Carabidae  : Scaratinae  : Migadopini


An alpine species. Both adults and larvae tolerate being covered with snow for 6 months and at least at one site both stage live alongside water that has just emerged from snow drifts or a minor glacier. Ground temperatures would not rise above 4 deg.



Text updated: 28/08/2012