Subspecies Porocara punctata punctata Sloane, 1917
- Porocara punctata Sloane, T.G. 1917. Carabidae from tropical Australia. (New genera and species, notes and synonymy, and synoptic tables. Tribes Scaritini, Harpalini, Odacanthini, Lebiini, and Helluonini). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 406-438 [416].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC ♂, Laura, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA ♂, ♀, Laura, QLD; SAMA 2♂ (immature or slightly damaged), Laura, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Baehr, M. 1986. Revision of the Australian ground-beetle genus Porocara Sloane (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Odacanthinae). Australian Journal of Zoology 34(5): 717-731 [Date published 30 Sept. 1986] [719].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Nebo Creek 95 km SW of Mackay, Little Kennedy River, Flinders River 25 miles SW of Normanton and type locality. The nominate subspecies of this widespread species is restricted to north QLD. Apparently it occurs only on the banks of large rivers, when these are composed of coarse sand and pebbles (Baehr 2016)
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, riparian, terrestrial, volant, wet sand.
General References
Baehr, M. 1986. Revision of the Australian ground-beetle genus Porocara Sloane (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Odacanthinae). Australian Journal of Zoology 34(5): 717-731 [Date published 30 Sept. 1986] [719] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2019 | Odacanthinae | 02-Dec-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Aug-2013 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Jul-2012 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |