Species Ararat wilsoni Chandler, 2001
Ararat wilsoni Chandler
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Species Ararat wilsoni Chandler, 2001
- Ararat wilsoni 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] [145].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂, Ferntree Gully, VIC.
Distribution
States
Victoria
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: inquiline (host(s): Rhytidoponera sp. [FORMICIDAE]), predator, terrestrial.
Diagnosis
Length 2.2-2.5 mm. Head and pronotum rugosely punctate. Head rectangular; antennomeres IX-X transverse, subequal in size. Pronotal disc with median longitudinal sulcus faint, not continuing posteriorly beyond antebasal sulcus; lateral longitudinal sulci distinct; prosternum with small median tubercle. Elytra with 2-3 basal foveae, outer two close, fused to form a single fovea on some specimens; discal stria present, extending to elytral midpoint; lacking marginal stria posterior to subhumeral foveae. Visible tergites 1-2 (IV-V) with median carina in basal halves. Profemora with flattened rugose zone on anteroventral face narrow; all tibiae with slightly flared angulations at apices. Male eyes with about 40 facets; metasternum slightly and broadly tumid laterally; mesotrochanters carinate on ventral margins; metatrochanters with posterior margins simple. Female eyes with about 35 facets.
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] [145]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2022 | STAPHYLINIDAE | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 27-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 21-Mar-2016 | STAPHYLINIDAE | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Mar-2016 | Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802 | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |