Species Hololeius ceylanicus (Nietner, 1856)

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• Chlaenius ceylanicus Nietner, J. 1856. Entomological papers, being chiefly descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits etc., as appear in any way interesting. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 25: 381-394, 523-554 [385].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, unknown locality.

  Secondary source:

   Nietner, J. 1857. Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 19: 241-249, 374-388 [374].
• Chlaenius nitidulus Dejean, P.F.M.A. 1826. Spécies général des Coléoptères de M. le Compte Dejean. Paris : Méquignon-Marvis Vol. II viii 501 pp. [341] [junior primary homonym of Chlaenius nitidulus (Schrank, 1781)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP, Indes Orientales.
• Hololius ornatus Tryon, H. 1890. Coleoptera collected by Mr. A.C. English in the St Joseph river district of British New Guinea, under the auspices of his Honour the Administrator. Rep. Adminstrator Brit. New Guinea ii App. v. 109-112 pp. [109].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) DPIQ, New Guinea.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sloane, T.G. 1910. Revisional notes on Australian Carabidae. Part iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 35: 435-458 [437]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: nocturnal, predator, terrestrial, volant.

History of changes