Species Plagiophorus punctatus (Schaufuss, 1865)
Cyathiger punctatus King
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Species Plagiophorus punctatus (Schaufuss, 1865)
- Cyathiger punctatus King, R.L. 1865. On the Pselaphidae of Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 1: 167-175, pl. XIV [174].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K197810 ♀ (AM w/F //Cyathiger punctatus, Petersham//), Petersham, NSW [33° 53' 53" S 151° 9' 36" E]; SAMA ♀ (SAMA w/F //Co-type/ Cyathiger punctatus King, Petersham//), Blue Mountains and Petersham, NSW. - Cyathiger reitteri Schaufuss, L.W. 1886. Beschreibung neuer Pselaphiden aus der Sammlung des Museum Ludwig Salvator. Ein Beitrag zur Fauna Brasiliens, der Kgl. Niederlaendischen Besitzungen in Indien und Neuhollands. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 29: 241-296, pls 10-11 [Date published May 1886] [242] [junior subjective synonym of Cyathiger punctatus King, 1865].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Raffray, A. 1904. Genera et catalogue des Psélaphides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 73: 1-400 [309]
Generic Combinations
- Plagiophorus punctatus (King, 1865).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, 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), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, terrestrial.
Diagnosis
Length 1.20-1.23 mm. Male antennal club with setae on outer surface longer than short decumbent setae on body, inner surface deeply concave, surface pebbled, setae not apparent in impression at 100X except on extreme lateral margins, club with short but distinct angulation on ventral margin, evenly rounded on dorsal margin. Lateral carinae of first sternite with length of interruptions about half length of each tooth, teeth sloping to increase in height posteriorly. Mesofemora with single ventral tooth. Male genitalia with phallobase and parameres short, both together about as long as penis. Female similar to male, antennal club with dorsal margin strongly angulate.
Diagnosis References
Chandler, D.S. 1986. A revision of the genus Cyathiger (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 12(6): 119-124 [120] (redescription)
Lea, A.M. 1912. Australian and Tasmanian Coleoptera inhabiting or resorting to the nests of ants, bees, and termites. Supplement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 25(1): 31-78 pl. II [Date published Aug. 1912] [49] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 21-Mar-2016 | 18-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |