Species Gnathoncus rotundatus (Kugelann, 1792)
- Hister rotundatus Kugelann, J.G. 1792. Verzeichniss der in einigen Gegenden Preussens bis jetzt entdeckten Käfer-arten, nebst kurzen Nachrichten von denselben. Neuestes Magazin für die Liebhaber der Entomologie (Schneider) 1(Heft 3): 257-306 [304].
Type data:
Holotype ?lost, Poland: Masuria: Ostróda. - Gnathoncus ovulatus Casey, T.L. 1916. Some random studies among the Clavicornia. Memoirs on the Coleoptera 7: 35-283 [256].
- Gnathoncus punctulatus Thomson, C.G. 1862. Skandinaviens Coleoptera. Lund : Berlingska Boktryckeriet Vol. 4 269 pp. [242].
- Saprinus deletus LeConte, J.E. 1844. Monograph of American Histeroides. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1: 185-187 [186].
- Saprinus wollastoni Marseul, S.-A. de 1864. Espèces d'Histérides nouvelles ou publiées depuis la Supplément à la Monographie, appartenant à l'Europe ou au bassin de la Méditerranée. L'Abeille, Mémoires d'Entomologie 1: 341-368 [353] [replacement name; for Saprinus ignobilis Wollaston 1864:173 (no explanation)].
- Tribalus quadristriatus Wollaston, T. V. 1869. On the Coleoptera of St. Helena. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 4: 297-321 [Date published 1 November 1869] [310] [junior homonym; published as Tribalus 4-striatus. Preoccupied, not Hister quadristriatus Thunberg 1794:65 (JSH in Gnathoncus)].
- Gnathoncus rotundatus subsuturalis Reitter, E. 1896. Uebersicht der mir bekannten Gnathoncus Arten der palaearctischen Fauna. Entomologische Nachrichten 22(20): 306-308 [Date published Oct 1896] [307] [as Gnathoncus rotundatus var. subsuturalis].
- Gnathoncus ovatulus Mazur, S. 1984. A world catalogue of Histeridae. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 54(3-4): 1-379 [Date published 30/Oct/1984] [104] [misspelling].
- Gnathoncus punctulatus pygidialis Ganglbauer, L. 1899. Die Käfer von Mitteleuropa. Wien : Carl Gerold's Sohn Vol. 3 1046 pp. [380] [as Gnathoncus punctulatus var. pygidialis].
- Hister conjugatus Illiger, J.C.W. 1807. Portugiesische Käfer (Fortsetzung). Magazin für Insektenkunde (Illiger) 6: 28-80 [42] [attrib. Megerle; for Hister rufipes Kugelann Schneid. Magaz. I.304.13].
- Dendrophilus rotundatus quinquestriatus Dejean, P.F.M.A. 1833. Catalogue des coléoptères de la collection de M. le Comte Dejean. Paris : Méquignon Marvis Vol. Livr. 1 & 2 livr. 1 pp. 1-96. livr. 2 pp. 97-176. [128] [nomen nudum; as Dendrophilus rotundatus var. quinquestriatus].
- Hister nanus Scriba, L.G. 1790. Verzeichniss der Insekten in der Darmstädter Gegend. Journal für die Liebhaber der Entomologie 1(1): 40-73 [73] [junior homonym; preoccupied, not Hister nanus Piller & Mitterpacher 1783:34 (JPH)].
- Hister punctatus Thunberg, C.P. 1794. Dissertatio entomologica. Sistens insecta Svecica. Quorum partem quintam. Cons. Exper. Facult. Med. Ups. præside Carol. Pet. Thunberg, (...). Publico examini subjicit Isaacus Haij, Stip. Kåhreanus Westrogoth. In Audit. Botanico die 10 Maji 1794. H. A. M. S. - pp. [1-2], 63-72. Upsaliæ. [64] [junior homonym; preoccupied, not Hister punctatus Herbst 1791:41 (JPH)].
Generic Combinations
- Gnathoncus rotundatus (Kugelann, 1792).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gnathoncus ovatulus Mazur, 1984 [misspelling].
Introduction
See Lackner and Leschen (2017) for review of species.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Phillip Is., Point Grant, Five Ils, Rockingham, Penguin Is.; Holarctic, Taiwan, South Africa, Chile, St Paul Is.
Introduced from unknown country.
IBRA
ACT, Tas: Flinders (FLI), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: bird nests, predator, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: predator.
General References
Lackner, T. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2017. A monograph of the Australopacific Saprininae (Coleoptera, Histeridae). ZooKeys 689: 1–263
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2018 | Saprininae | 21-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |