Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, Hunua Ra, Waharau Regional Park

Habitat: Pitfall trap 38, 3 Feb-13 Mar 2010.

Received from J.R. Beggs.

Identification: Syrphetodes decoratus Broun, 1880

NOTE: Problematically, this specimen keys out as Syrphetodes relictus Leschen & Buckley, 2014, which is supposed to be a Te Paki endemic!

REFERENCES
Leschen, R.A.B.; Buckley, T.R. 2014: Revision and phylogeny of Syrphetodes (Coleoptera: Ulodidae): implications for biogeography, alpinization and conservation. Systematic entomology, doi: 10.1111/syen.12094