Species Scydmaenus (Parallomicrus) myrmecobius Csiki, 1919

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• Scydmaenus (Allomicrus) myrmecobius Csiki, E. 1919. Scydmaenidae. pp. 1-106 in Schenkling, S. (ed). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. pars 70. [Date published 4 Dec 1919] [73] [replacement name; for Heterognathus myrmecophilus Lea 1912:60].

  Type data:

   Lectotype SAMA ♂, Tasmania.
  Paralectotype(s) SAMA 2 lots, Marrawah, Tasmania; SAMA, Lal Lal, VIC.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Jałoszyński, P. 2023. Scydmaenus Latreille of Australia: Revision of species in subgenera Choleropsis Franz, Kingius Franz, Mascarensia Franz, Parallomicrus Franz, Scottiscydmaenus Franz, and description of Ascydmaenus subgen. n. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5371(1): 001-075 [44].
• Heterognathus myrmecophilus 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] [60] [junior homonym; preoccupied, not Scydmaenus myrmecophilus Aubé 1861:197 (JSH in Scydmaenus); not now congeneric but replaced before 1961 and replacement name in use].

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

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