Genus Joalah Chandler, 2001
- Joalah 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] [195].
Type species:
Joalah lawrencei Chandler, 2001 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Based on a single Australian species.
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
Diagnosis
Head with deep V-shaped impression; with nude vertexal foveae; venter with flattened apicolateral genal tubercles. Pronotum with antebasal sulcus interrupted near lateral antebasal foveae, with median transverse portion of sulcus divided by median carina; prosternum smoothly rounded. Elytra with two basal foveae; discal stria extending to near elytral apex. Single median mesosternal fovea; lateral mesosternal foveae simple; lacking lateral metasternal foveae. Visible tergite 1 (IV) longest, 2 (V) two-thirds length of 1.
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] [195]
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) |