Tribe Tiracerini Besuchet, 1986

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• Tiracerini Besuchet, C. 1986. Synonymes et homonyme nouveaux de quelques genres de Psélaphides (Coleoptera). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 93: 257-264 [263].

  Type genus:

   Tiracerus Besuchet, 1986.

  Secondary source:

   Jeannel, R. 1954 [1953]. Les Pselaphides de Madagascar. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Série E: Entomologie 4: 151-344 [Date published 1954] [291] (as Articierini); Besuchet, C. 1991. Révolution chez les Clavigerinae (Coleoptera, Pselaphidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 98: 499-515 [515].
• Articerides Chenu, J.C. & Desmarest, E. (eds) 1857. Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle ou traité complet de cette science d'après les travaux des naturalistes les plus éminents de tous les pays et de toutes les époques Buffon, Daubenton, Lacepède, G. Cuvier, F. Cuvier, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Latreille, de Jussieu, Brongniart, etc., etc. Ouvrage résumant les observations des auteurs ancients et comprenant toutes les découvertes modernes jusqu'a nos jours. Paris : E. Girard et A. Boitte Vol. 10. [based on misidentified type genus].

  Type genus:

   Articerus Dalman, 1825 [holotype of type species in copal].

  Secondary source:

   Jeannel, R. 1954 [1953]. Les Pselaphides de Madagascar. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Série E: Entomologie 4: 151-344 [Date published 1954] [291].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Besuchet, C. 1986. Synonymes et homonyme nouveaux de quelques genres de Psélaphides (Coleoptera). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 93: 257-264 [262]

Introduction

The Tiracerini holds a single genus, Tiracerus Besuchet, from the Australian Region, and a few undescribed genera have been reported from New Caledonia (Besuchet 1991: 515; Chandler 2001: 537).

Diagnosis

Head cylindrical, frontal rostrum strongly projecting; with 3 antennomeres, antennomeres I very short, often difficult to see, antennomeres III longest; lacking apicolateral cavities for maxillary palpi. Abdomen depressed at base of tergal plate; visible tergite 4 (VII) lacking adjacent paratergites. Legs with basal 2 tarsomeres very short. Aedeagus symmetric, median lobe reduced, parameres elongate, lacking dorsal diaphragm in the few specimens examined.

ID Keys

Single genus, Tiracerus Besuchet, with partial keys to species by Lea (1918: 242, 1919: 173)

Diagnosis References

Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001] [537]

General References

Besuchet, C. 1991. Révolution chez les Clavigerinae (Coleoptera, Pselaphidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 98: 499-515

Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001]

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