Genus Tuberoplectus Park, 1952
- Tuberoplectus Park, O. 1952. A revisional study of Neotropical pselaphid beetles. Part two. Tribe Euplectini sensu latiore. Chicago Academy of Sciences, Special Publication No. 9 (2). 53-150 pp. [96].
Type species:
Tuberoplectus plaumanni Park, 1952 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
3 species are known, 2 of these occur in the Neotropical Region.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Neotropical Region
Diagnosis
Head with prominent narrow frontal rostrum; vertexal foveae present, with single frontal fovea; with 11 antennomeres, clubs formed by apical two antennomeres, intermediate antennomeres transverse and often closely appressed. Pronotum with large median antebasal impression, lateral antebasal foveae smaller. Elytra with small subhumeral foveae, marginal carinae extending from subhumeral foveae to elytral apices. Abdomen with deep setose impressions at base of visible tergites 1-4 (IV-VII).
Diagnosis References
Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001] [72]
Grigarick, A. & Schuster, R.O. 1980. Discrimination of genera of Euplectini of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). University of California Publications in Entomology 87: vi 1-56 pp., 79 pls [19]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Jul-2020 | 21-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |