Species Chlamydopsis formicicola (King, 1869)

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Species Chlamydopsis formicicola (King, 1869)

Byzenia formicicola King, R.L. 1869. On the Byrrhides of Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2(1): 71–75 [74].
Type data:
Lectotype AM K204378, Liverpool, Sydney, NSW [33°56'S 150°55'E].
Paralectotype(s) AM 2 specimens.
Subsequent designation 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 [207].
Chlamydopsis formicicola darwinensis Lea, A.M. 1918. On Australian Coleoptera. Part I. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1: 83-104 [85] [as Chlamydopsis formicicola var. darwinensis].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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

Generic Combinations

Chlamydopsis formicicola (King, 1869).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

NSW: Brooklyn Hawkesbury River, Liverpool, Sydney; Vic: Bendigo, Sea Lake; Qld: Bogantungan.

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, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: inquiline (host(s): Camponotus aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862 [FORMICIDAE]; Rhytidoponera metallica (Smith, 1858) [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 [207] (diagnosis)

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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