Genus Orlandia Comellini, 1985

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• Orlandia Comellini, A. 1985. Notes sur les Psélaphides néotropicaux (Coleoptera). 5 - La tribu des Pyxidicerini. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 92: 707-759 [758].

  Type species:

   Orlandia parki Comellini, 1985 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

2 species are described, one each from Mexico and Australia.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland

Nearctic Region

• Mexico

Oriental Region

Diagnosis

Head with frontal rostrum prominent and narrow, eyes overlapping at least basal half of rostrum; with eleven antennomeres, clubs formed by apical two antennomeres which are loosely articulated; large subantennal excavations holding maxillary palpi when retracted, excavations opening only anteriorly; fourth segments of maxillary palpi with basolateral portions formed as large, bordered discs. Elytra lacking marginal carinae.

 

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] [81]

Coulon, G. 1989. Révision générique des Bythinoplectini Schaufuss, 1890 (= Pyxidicerini Raffray, 1903, syn. nov.) (Coleoptera, Pselaphidae, Faroninae). Mémoires de la Société Royale Entomologie de Belgique 34: 1-282 [71]

 

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)