Genus Deroplectus Raffray, 1898
- Deroplectus Raffray, A. 1898. Notes sur les Psélaphides. Révision générique de la tribu des Euplectini. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Revue d'Entomologie (Caen) 17: 198-273 [Date published Aug.-Nov. 1898] [271].
Type species:
Euplectus excisus King, 1866 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Based on a single Australian species.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
Diagnosis
Head with prominent interantennal bridge; with setose vertexal foveae connected by broad U-shaped impression. Pronotum with deep median and lateral longitudinal sulci; lateral margins deeply incised to near lateral antebasal foveae; anteroprosternal foveae present. Elytra with two large setose impressions at base, lateral setose impression covering two foveae; discal stria elongate. Median mesosternal fovea single; lateral mesosternal foveae simple. Visible tergites 1-4 (IV-VII) subequal in length.
Diagnosis References
Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001] [156]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | 21-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |