Species Gordon tasmaniae Chandler, 2001
Gordon tasmaniae Chandler
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Species Gordon tasmaniae Chandler, 2001
- Gordon tasmaniae 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] [211].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Lower Gordon River, TAS [42.56°S 145.50°E to 42.54°S 145.54°E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, terrestrial.
Diagnosis
Length 1.3-1.4 mm. Pronotum with faint median longitudinal sulcus; median antebasal fovea weakly indicated; lateral margins straight adjacent to lateral antebasal foveae; prosternum smoothly convex. Elytra lacking discal striae. Male eyes formed by about 8 facets; visible tergites 1-4 (IV-VII) with short thickened setae scattered across discs. Female eyes formed by about 4 facets.
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] [211]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Jul-2020 | 21-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |