Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Litopous baehri gen. et sp. nov. and Scaphinion clavatus gen. et sp. nov. are described. New combinations (previous genus in parentheses) are Aethyssius minor (Carter) (Tanychilus Newman), Homotrysis subopaca (Carter) (Metistete Pascoe), Metistete armata Carter (Homotrysis Pascoe), M. opaca (Carter)...

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Main Author: Eric G. Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/814865
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description Litopous baehri gen. et sp. nov. and Scaphinion clavatus gen. et sp. nov. are described. New combinations (previous genus in parentheses) are Aethyssius minor (Carter) (Tanychilus Newman), Homotrysis subopaca (Carter) (Metistete Pascoe), Metistete armata Carter (Homotrysis Pascoe), M. opaca (Carter) (Tanychilus), M. punctata (Carter) (Melaps Carter), and Nocar subfasciatus Carter (Taxes Champion). A lectotype and two paralectotypes are designated for Dimorphochilus diversicollis Borchmann which is removed from synonymy, and the genus is briefly discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-9c876a622c904cebac40eeeb9e6779282025-02-03T05:54:19ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/814865814865Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)Eric G. Matthews0South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, AustraliaLitopous baehri gen. et sp. nov. and Scaphinion clavatus gen. et sp. nov. are described. New combinations (previous genus in parentheses) are Aethyssius minor (Carter) (Tanychilus Newman), Homotrysis subopaca (Carter) (Metistete Pascoe), Metistete armata Carter (Homotrysis Pascoe), M. opaca (Carter) (Tanychilus), M. punctata (Carter) (Melaps Carter), and Nocar subfasciatus Carter (Taxes Champion). A lectotype and two paralectotypes are designated for Dimorphochilus diversicollis Borchmann which is removed from synonymy, and the genus is briefly discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/814865
spellingShingle Eric G. Matthews
Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
title Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
title_full Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
title_fullStr Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
title_full_unstemmed Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
title_short Australian Alleculinae: New Genera, New Combinations, and a Lectotype Designation (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
title_sort australian alleculinae new genera new combinations and a lectotype designation coleoptera tenebrionidae
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