Species Coptocarpus thoracicus (Castelnau, 1867)
- Oodes thoracicus Laporte, F.L. [de Castelnau] 1867. Notes on Australian Coleoptera. Melbourne : Royal Society of Victoria 139 pp. [separates available prior to republication in Trans. R. Soc. Vict. 8: 30–38 (1867), 95–225 (1868)] [65].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♀, Swan River, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Erwin, T.L. 1974. The genus Coptocarpus Chaudoir of the Australian Region with notes on related African species. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Oodini). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 184: 1–25 [15]. - Coptocarpus parvus Sloane, T.G. 1915. Studies in Australian Entomology. No. XVII New genera and species of Carabidae. (Pamborini, Migadopini, Broscini, Cunepectini, Nomoni, Pterostichini, Platynini, Oodini, Harpalini, Lebiini). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40: 438-473 [461].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC (Sloane coll.) ♂ hindbody only, Manjimup, WA.
Paratype(s) NMV 2 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Erwin, T.L. 1974. The genus Coptocarpus Chaudoir of the Australian Region with notes on related African species. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Oodini). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 184: 1–25 [15]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
King George Sound, Margaret River, Pemberton, Swan River and type locality.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: flightless, hygrophilous, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Aug-2013 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Jul-2012 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |