Species Pselaphaulax geminatus Westwood, 1856
- Pselaphus geminatus Westwood, J.O. 1856. Descriptions of various species of the Coleopterous family Pselaphidae, natives of New South Wales and South America. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London ns 3: 268-280, pls 16-17 [Date published April 1856] [273].
Type data:
Holotype GMNH ♂ (//Geminatus Westd., Melbourne, N. Hall, Candeze Westwood/ Typus/ HOLOTYPE Pselaphus geminatus Westwd.//), Melbourne, VIC.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
IBRA
SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: inquiline (host(s): Pachycondyla lutea (Mayr, 1862) [FORMICIDAE]; Iridomyrmex sp. [FORMICIDAE]), predator, terrestrial.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2022 | STAPHYLINIDAE | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 27-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 21-Mar-2016 | STAPHYLINIDAE | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Mar-2016 | Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802 | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |