Genus Batrisocenus Raffray, 1903
- Batrisocenus Raffray, A. 1903. Voyage de M. L. Biró dans les possessions allemandes de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 1: 29-101, pls 1-2 [48].
Type species:
Batrisocenus bironis Raffray, 1903 by subsequent designation, see Jeannel, R. 1949. Les Psélaphides de l'Afrique Orientale (Coleoptera). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 29: 1-226 [149] (def. same genus as one from N Qld; without described species in Australia).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
93 species are known from the eastern Oriental Region to Japan and Australia.
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
Oriental Region
Diagnosis
Head rectangular, lacking frontal rostrum. Pronotum with distinct median and lateral longitudinal sulci; ridge forming posterior margin of transverse antebasal sulcus; lacking antebasal spines. Elytra with 3 basal foveae, subhumeral fovea present. Abdomen with outer marginal carinae of visible tergite 1 (IV) forming ridges in basal half.
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] [262]
General References
Nomura, S. 1991. Systematic study on the genus Batrisoplius and its allied genera from Japan (Coleoptera, Pselaphidae). Esakia 30: 1-462
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2016 | 20-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |