Species Pentagonica pallipes (Nietner, 1856)
- Elliotia pallipes Nietner, J. 1856. Entomological papers, being chiefly descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits etc., as appear in any way interesting. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 25: 381-394, 523-554 [525].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Ceylon.Secondary source:
Nietner, J. 1857. Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 19: 241-249, 374-388 [376]. - Pentagonica transparipes Motschulsky, V. 1859. Entomologie spéciale. Insectes des Indes orientales et de contrees analogues. Études Entomologiques 8: 25-118 [29].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NE coastal, QLD; Cape York, extralimital from the Oriental region to New Guinea.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Pine Creek (PCK), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: litter, predator, terrestrial, volant.
General References
Baehr, M. 2011. The genus Pentagonica Schmidt-Goebel in the Oriental, Papuan, and Australian regions (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pentagonicini). Coleoptera 15: 1–200 [60]
Schaum, H.R. 1863. Beiträge zur Kenntniss einiger Carabicinen-Gattungen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 7: 67-92 [74] (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2019 | Pentagonicinae | 20-Apr-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Aug-2013 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |