Species Porrostoma nigripes (W.J. Macleay, 1872)
- Metriorrhynchus nigripes Macleay, W.J. 1872. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Second paper. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2(4): 239-318 [262].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 2 specimens, Gayndah, QLD; AM(MMUS) K33170 (K192850 - 192852) 3 specimens, Gayndah, QLD [25° 38' S 151° 37' E]; SAMA 2♂ (labelled cotypes). - Porrostoma elegans Waterhouse, C.O. 1877. A monograph of the Australian species of the coleopterous family Lycidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1877: 73-86 [75].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀, Rockhampton, QLD and Clarence River, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kleine, R. 1933. Lycidae. pp. 1-145 in Schenkling, S (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus auspiciis et auxilio W. Junk. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 128 145 pp. [82]
Generic Combinations
- Porrostoma nigripes (W.J. Macleay, 1872). —
Calder, A.A. 1998. Coleoptera: Elateroidea. In Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 29.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xiii 248 pp.
Introduction
The species was moved from Metriorrhynchus to Porrostoma by Calder (1998). Bocak et al. (2020) returned the species to Metriorrhynchus before Kusy et al. (2022) restored it as a species of Porrostoma.
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: terrestrial, volant.
General References
Bocak, L., Motyka, M., Kusy, D. & Bilkova, R. 2020. Biodiversity inventory and distribution of Metriorrhynchina net-winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae), with the identification of generic ranges. Insects 11(10): 1–22
Kusy, D., Motyka, M., Bilkova, R. & Bocak, L. 2022. How do genomic, mitochondrial, and morphological data contribute to the Linnean classification of the porrostomine net-winged beetles (Coleoptera, Lycidae)? Insect Systematics and Diversity 6(5): 1–32
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | LYCIDAE | 26-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |