Genus Chledocyon Hansen, 1990
- Chledocyon Hansen, M. 1990. Australian Sphaeridiinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): a taxonomic outline with descriptions of new genera and species. Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(2): 317-395 [362].
Type species:
Chledocyon semiopacus Hansen, 1990 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
General References
Arriaga-Varela, E., Sýkora, V. & Fikáček, M. 2021. Molecular phylogeny of Megasternini terrestrial water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae) reveals repeated continental interchange during Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. Systematic Entomology 1-22 [9] (transferred into newly established subtribe Oosternina based on morphological and molecular data)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | Sphaeridiinae | 26-Jul-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |