Genus Brachypeplus Erichson, 1842
- Brachypeplus Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [148].
Type species:
Brachypeplus planus Erichson, 1842 by subsequent designation, see Parsons, C.T. 1943. A revision of Nearctic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 92: 120-278 [154]. - Nitidulopsis Walker, F. 1858. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 2(9): 202–209 [Sept. 1858] [206].
Type species:
Nitidulopsis aequalis Walker, 1858 by subsequent designation, see Parsons, C.T. 1943. A revision of Nearctic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 92: 120-278 [154]. - Tasmus Murray, A. 1864. Monograph of the family of Nitidulariae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 24(3): 211–414 pls 32–36 [290].
Type species:
Brachypeplus planus Erichson, 1842 by subsequent designation, see Jelínek, J. & Audisio, P. 2007. Family Nitidulidae. pp. 459–491 in Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Elateroidea, Derodontoidea, Bostrichoidea, Lymexyloidea, Cleroidea and Cucujoidea. Stenstrup : Apollo Books Vol. 4 935 pp. [478].
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Esperance Plains (ESP), New England Tablelands (NET), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), South East Corner (SEC) ; NSW, SA: Kanmantoo (KAN) ; Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Kirejtshuk, A.G. & Kovalev, A.V. 2022. Monograph on the Cillaeinae (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from the Australian Region with comments on the taxonomy of the subfamily. Zootaxa 5103(1): 1-133 [29]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | NITIDULIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 02-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Sep-2010 | ADDED |