• Coptodera Dejean, P.F.M.A. 1825. Species général des Coléoptères de la Collection de M. le Compte Dejean. Paris : Méquignon-Marvis Vol. I xxx 463 pp. [273].

  Type species:

   Coptodera emarginata Dejean, 1825 by subsequent designation, see Blanchard, C.E. 1842. Les Insectes. In, Cuvier, G. (ed.). Le Règne Animal … accompagnée de planches gravées représentant les types de tous les genres … par une réunion de disciples de Cuvier. Paris : Masson Atlas pls 20-21. [pl. 20].

  Secondary source:

   Csiki, E. 1932. Carabidae III: Harpalinae VII. pp. 1279-1598 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus auspiciis et auxilio W. Junk. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 3 Pars 124. [Date published 7/Nov/1932] [1372].
• Belonognatha Chaudoir, M. de 1843. Genres nouveaux de la famille des Carabiques. (Continuation). Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 16(3): 383-427 [383].

  Type species:

   Belonognatha pustulata Chaudoir, 1843 by monotypy.
• Eucalyptocola Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [91].

  Type species:

   Eucalyptocola mastersii Macleay, 1871 by monotypy.
• Ectinochila Chaudoir, M. de 1883. Descriptions de Carabiques nouveaux. Coleopteriste Nov 1: 17–39 [21].

  Type species:

   Ectinochila tesselata Chaudoir, 1883 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sloane, T.G. 1907. Studies in Australian Entomology. No. XV New genera and species of Carabidae, with some notes of synonymy (Clivinini, Scaritini, Cuneipectini, Trigonotomini and Lebiini). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 346-381 [376]
• Andrewes, H.E. 1926. A catalogue of the Philippine Carabidae. Philippine Journal of Science 31: 345-361 [349]
• Darlington, P.J. Jr 1968. The carabid beetles of New Guinea Part III. Harpalinae (continued): Perigonini to Pseudomorphini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 137: 1-253 [110]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical regions.

IBRA

Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

History of changes

• Coptodera alticola Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [186].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM QMT143310 ♂, Lambs Head (East End), tropical northeastern Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest.

History of changes

• Scopodes auratus Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [92].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 4 specimens, Gayndah, QLD; AM 1 specimen, Gayndah, QLD.
• Ectinochila tesselata Chaudoir, M. de 1883. Descriptions de Carabiques nouveaux. Coleopteriste Nov 1: 17–39 [22].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP, QLD.

  Secondary source:

   Csiki, E. 1932. Carabidae III: Harpalinae VII. pp. 1279-1598 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus auspiciis et auxilio W. Junk. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 3 Pars 124. [Date published 7/Nov/1932] [1376].
• Scopodes fasciolatus Macleay, W.J. 1887. The insects of the Cairns district, northern Queensland. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2(2): 213-238 [Date published August 31, 1887: Second Series commenced 1886-87] [219].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 3 specimens and remnant, Cairns, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sloane, T.G. 1907. Studies in Australian Entomology. No. XV New genera and species of Carabidae, with some notes of synonymy (Clivinini, Scaritini, Cuneipectini, Trigonotomini and Lebiini). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 346-381 [381]

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Kuranda, Mt Lewis, Windsor Tableland and type localities.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, predator, under bark, volant.

History of changes

• Coptodera australis Chaudoir, M. de 1869. Mémoire sur les Coptodérides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 12: 163-256 [184].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP, "Australia".
• Philophloeus dubius Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [90].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM, Gayndah, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sloane, T.G. 1907. Studies in Australian Entomology. No. XV New genera and species of Carabidae, with some notes of synonymy (Clivinini, Scaritini, Cuneipectini, Trigonotomini and Lebiini). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 346-381 [376]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, closed forest, predator, tall forest, under bark, volant.

History of changes

• Coptodera jimnae Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [185].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM QMT144308 ♂, Jimna Fire Tower, south Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest.

History of changes

• Coptodera lamingtonensis Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [180].

  Type data:

   Holotype QMT144307 ♂, Lamington National Park, Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest.

History of changes

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Boar Pocket, Brisbane, Kuranda and type locality.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, closed forest, predator, tall forest, under bark, volant.

History of changes

• Eucalyptocola mastersii Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [91].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 4 specimens, Gayndah, QLD; AM 1 specimen, Gayndah, QLD.

Generic Combinations

• Coptodera mastersii mastersii (Macleay, 1871).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, closed forest, predator, tall forest, under bark, volant.

General References

Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [178]

History of changes

• Coptodera mastersii multidentata Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [180].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM 144306 ♂, West Claudie Rd, Iron Range, Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, closed forest, predator, tall forest, under bark, volant.

History of changes

• Coptodera mastersii paucidentata Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [179].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM 144305 ♂, Danbulla Scientific Reserve, Queensland [17°12'S, 145°45'E].
  Paratype(s) QM 2♀, 2♂, same data as holotype.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, closed forest, predator, tall forest, under bark, volant.

History of changes

• Coptodera monteithi Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [184].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM QMT144312 ♂, Mt Fisher (Kjelberg Rd), tropical northeastern Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest.

History of changes

• Coptodera montisferrei Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [183].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM QMT144313 ♂, Gordon's Mine Area, Iron Range, Northern Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest.

History of changes

• Coptodera nitidipennis Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [182].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM QMT144309 ♂, Mt Lewis, 16km from Bushy Creek, Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest.

History of changes

• Coptodera oxyptera Chaudoir, M. de 1869. Mémoire sur les Coptodérides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 12: 163-256 [174].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Iron Range.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: arboreal, closed forest, predator, under bark, volant.

History of changes

• Coptodera simillima Baehr, M. 2007. The Australian species of the genus Coptodera Dejean. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae). Coleoptera 11. 175-200 [187].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM QMT144311 ♂, Leichardt Creek, tropical northeastern Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

History of changes