Species Cafius gigas Lea, 1929
- Cafius gigas Lea, A.M. 1929. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 53: 203-244 [204].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K56149, K56150, Mount Lidgbird, Lord Howe Is., NSW [31° 33' 40" S 159° 5' 15" E].
Introduction
Based on examination of morphology, C. gigas does not belong to Cafius, while it seems to be a member of the Australian Hesperus-Actinus-Leucitus lineage of Philonthina where it may be sister or closely related to Hesperus dolichoderes,/em> (Lea, 1925), a peculiar species also endemic for Lord Howe Island. The fact that ,em>C. gigas was collected from a non-coastal location (while all true Cafius are known exclusively from the sea shores) supports the morphology-based suggestion regarding its misplacement in that genus (Jenkins Shaw & Solodovnikov 2016)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Only known from the type series collected from Mount Lidgbird, although the exact location or the habitat where specimens were collected are unknown. The specie sis presumed to be extinct (Jenkins Shaw & Solodovnikov 2016).
Known only from type locality.
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Jenkins Shaw, J. & Solodovnikov, A. 2016. Systematic and biogeographic review of the Staphylinini rove beetles of Lord Howe Island with description of new species and taxonomic changes (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). ZooKeys 638: 1-25 [19]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 04-Apr-2017 | Staphylinini | 23-Mar-2017 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 25-May-2011 | ADDED |