Species Notonomus (Leiradira) opacistriatis Sloane, 1902

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• Notonomus opacistriatis Sloane, T.G. 1902. A revision of the genus Notonomus (Family Carabidae; sub-family Feronini). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27: 252-325 [319].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 3 specimens (Cairns previously given as the type locality, but in revising the species, Will (2015: 334) selected "Black Mt, 17 km ESE Julatten" as the correct type locality), Queensland, Black Mt, 17 km ESE Julattene [16°38'55''S 145°29'29''E].

  Type locality references:

  Will, K. 2015. A multigene phylogenetic analysis results in a redefinition of the genus Notonomus Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and descriptions of new species of the subgenus Leiradira Castelnau. Invertebrate Systematics 29: 313-344 [334].

 

Generic Combinations

• Leiradira (Metadira) opacistriatis (Sloane, 1902).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

"[s]pecimens are known from as far north as Big Tableland and south to Chujeba Peak" (Will 2015: 334)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: closed forest, flightless, predator, terrestrial.

 

General References

Darlington, P.J. Jr 1961. Australian carabid beetles VIII. Leiradira, especially the tropical species. Breviora. Museum of Comparative Zoology 147: 1–12 [8] (taxonomy)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Apr-2019	Pterostichinae	09-Sep-2015	MODIFIED
13-Aug-2013		13-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		23-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)