MIMOPEUS 125 
FEMALE 
Like male, often slightly broader, averaging larger, but very difficult to distinguish 
without dissection. 
DIMENSIONS (Tables 1,2) 
Range. Length 12.2-15.8 mm, width 5.8-8.2 mm. 
TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype co’. Great Island, Three Kings Islands, 3.v.46, E.G. 
Turbott. Eastern division, under stones near Quadrats I & Il, AMNZ. Allotype ? 
with same data as holotype, AMNZ. Paratypes with same data as holotype, (30) 
AMNZ,; (2) BMNH; (2) CMNZ; Great Island, 1.v.1946, E.G. Turbott, under large 
stones with Placostylus bollonsi, seaward slopes above Crater Head, (10) AMNZ; 
(2) NMNZ; (2) NZAC. Big King I., C. Fleming, (3) A.E. Brookes Coll./NZAC. 
TYPE LOCALITY. Great Island, Three Kings, ca. 40.2 km (25 miles) north-west of Cape 
Reinga. 
Material Examined. Holotype c, allotype 9, 51 paratypes, 85 other specimens. 
Distribution and Ecology. Confined to the Three Kings Islands, where it occurs on 
Great Island and South West Island. Common under stones and fallen branches 
and adults common on ground at night. Larvae occur in friable soil rich in humus 
and occasionally in dry rotten wood. 
This species is named in honour of Mr E.G. Turbott, former Director of 
Auckland Museum and a member of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park Board, who 
collected the majority of the extensive collection of Three Kings Is insects in the 
Auckland Museum. 
Mimopeus insularis sp.n. (Figs.57,72,82) 
Most closely related to M. opaculus. 
MALE 
Colour dull greyish or reddish black, undersurface shining black. 
Dorsal surface. Antennae similar to those of M. opaculus, terminal segment noticeably 
longer than broad, and yellow pubescence of last 4 segments denser. Labrum barely 
subtruncate anteriorly (Fig.72), not emarginate as in M. opaculus (Fig.71). Clypeus 
emarginate anteriorly, punctures as in M. opaculus clypeal suture distinct. Eyes relatively 
large, more prominent laterally than genal margin, with a more or less distinct transverse 
impression on the front between them. Punctures of front and vertex shallow. 
Pronotum convex, anterior emargination shallow, sides strongly curved. Lateral based 
depressions present. Punctures, especially of disc, shallow with gently sloping sides. In any 
particular region there are approximately the same number of punctures as in opaculus per 
unit area. Interstices between punctures flat, bearing strong microsculpture which is, 
however, so fine that it is barely visible at 25 x magnification. 
Scutellum triangular, transverse, with small, shallow punctures. 
