Species Jardine kistnerorum Chandler, 2001
Jardine kistnerorum Chandler
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Species Jardine kistnerorum Chandler, 2001
- Jardine kistnerorum 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] [471].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Eliot Falls.
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: inquiline (host(s): Nasutitermes graveolus (Hill, 1925) [TERMITIDAE]), terrestrial.
Diagnosis
Length 3.0-3.1 mm. Body faintly microreticulate; with short thickened setae over body. Antennomeres IV-X transverse, similar in size and form. Elytra each with broad longitudinal ridge adjacent to sutural stria, ridge extending from base to near elytral apex; lateral ridge extending from near base to middle third of elytra, reappearing as rounded hump near elytral apex. Male eyes with about 85 facets; visible tergite 1 (IV) bearing two broadly rounded humps near middle; 2 (V) with large transversely rounded hump near tergite apex, hump extending almost half tergite width; 3 (VI) with median broad rounded hump in apical half. Metasternum with broadly concave impression at middle in apical half. Female eyes with about 80 facets; visible tergites 1-3 (IV-VI) bearing two large prominent rounded humps in apical halves; metasternum only slightly impressed at middle in apical half.
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] [471]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2022 | STAPHYLINIDAE | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 27-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 21-Mar-2016 | STAPHYLINIDAE | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Mar-2016 | Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802 | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |