Genus Hypochraeus Raffray, 1904
- Hypochraeus Raffray, A. 1904. Genera et catalogue des Psélaphides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 73: 1-400 [13].
Type species:
Batrisoschema humeralis Raffray, 1894 by subsequent designation, see Newton, A.F. & Chandler, D.S. 1989. World Catalog of the Genera of Pselaphidae (Coleoptera). Fieldiana Zoology ns 53: 1-93 [Date published 28 April 1989] [37].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
4 species are known from the eastern Oriental Region to northern Australia.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Oriental Region
Diagnosis
Head trapezoidal; with prominent frontal rostrum, lacking antennal tubercles. Pronotum with lateral longitudinal sulci; antebasal spines minute or lacking, with small spine on lateral margins anterior to lateral antebasal foveae. Elytra with 2-3 basal foveae, lacking discal striae. Visible tergite 1 (IV) with thick lateral ridge formed by close inner and outer marginal carinae; tergites II-III (V-VI) broadly rounded laterally.
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] [274]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2016 | 20-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |