Species Chlamydopsis epipleuralis Lea, 1912

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Species Chlamydopsis epipleuralis Lea, 1912

Chlamydopsis epipleuralis Lea, A.M. 1912. Australian and Tasmanian Coleoptera inhabiting or resorting to the nests of ants, bees, and termites. Supplement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 25(1): 31-78 pl. II [Date published Aug. 1912] [68].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA, 'N. S. Wales'.
Chlamydopsis epipleuralis mastersi Lea, A.M. 1912. Australian and Tasmanian Coleoptera inhabiting or resorting to the nests of ants, bees, and termites. Supplement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 25(1): 31-78 pl. II [Date published Aug. 1912] [69] [as Chlamydopsis epipleuralis var. mastersi].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Mazur, S. 1997. A world catalogue of Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Genus Supplement 1997: 1-373 [Date published Nov/1997] [4]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

NSW: Hornsby, Royal National Park; Vic: Whittlesea, Sea Lake; WA: Perth.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: inquiline (host(s): Iridomyrmex sp. [FORMICIDAE]; Iridomyrmex gracilis (Lowne, 1865) [FORMICIDAE]), predator, terrestrial, volant.

Larva: predator.

Extra Ecological Information

In nests of ants.

General References

Caterino, M.S. 2003. New species of Chlamydopsis (Histeridae: Chlamydopsinae), with a review and phylogenetic analysis of all known species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 49: 159-235 [204] (diagnosis, notes)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Sep-2022	HYDROPHILOIDEA	28-Sep-2022	MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020	POLYPHAGA	02-Aug-2022	MODIFIED	Max Beatson
01-Jul-2020		28-Sep-2022	MODIFIED
		28-Sep-2022	MODIFIED

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