Genus Chalcoplectus Oke, 1925
- Chalcoplectus Oke, C. 1925. New Australian Coleoptera. Victorian Naturalist 42(1): 6-15 [13].
Type species:
Chalcoplectus depressus Oke, 1925 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
The genus is based on a single Australian species.
IBRA
ACT, 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
- Australian Capital Territory
- Victoria
Diagnosis
Head with frontal rostrum very broad; vertexal foveae small, large setose frontal fovea; maxillary palpi with third and fourth segments briefly pedunculate. Pronotum with large setose median and lateral antebasal foveae, lacking antebasal sulcus. Visible abdominal tergites subequal in length. Legs with second tarsomeres short, lengthily lobed beneath third tarsomeres.
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] [419]
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) |