Species Chichester excavatus Chandler, 2001
Chichester excavatus Chandler
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Species Chichester excavatus Chandler, 2001
- Chichester excavatus 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] [209].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Chichester State Forest (near Dungog), The Mountaineer, NSW [32°.08'S 151°41'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, terrestrial.
Diagnosis
Length 1.3-1.4 mm. Head with vertexal foveae setose; setae on gula and genae suberect, length about half eye height. Pronotum with lateral margins slightly and broadly emarginate adjacent to lateral antebasal foveae. Visible tergite 2 (V) and visible sternite 3 (V) lacking mediobasal foveae. Male eyes with about 35 facets; visible tergite 1 (IV) narrowing apically, 2 (V) even narrower, widening gradually from base to apex; visible sternites 2-3 (IV-V) excavate laterally, 3 (V) deeply incised at base, lobed portions visible in dorsal view due to narrowing of second tergite (V), medial portion broadly flanged laterally over excavation; 4 (VI) tuberculate near lateral margins. Females unknown.
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] [209]
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) |