Genus Perditadens Chandler, 2001

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• Perditadens 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] [177].

  Type species:

   Perditadens acheron Chandler, 2001 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Based on a single Australian species.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Victoria

Diagnosis

Head with broad U-shaped impression connecting setose vertexal foveae; with depressed interantennal bridge connecting prominent rounded antennal tubercles. Pronotum with distinct antebasal sulcus connecting setose lateral antebasal foveae; disc convex; with median carina in median extension of antebasal sulcus to pronotal base; prosternum angulate at middle. Elytra with three basal foveae; discal stria extending beyond elytral midpoint. Single median mesosternal fovea; lateral mesosternal foveae simple. Visible tergite 1 (IV) slightly longest.

 

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] [177]

 

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)