Margaris imperialis (lat.) - a species of predatory short-winged beetles of the genus Margaris from the subfamily moths ( Pselaphinae ) [1] .
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| Margaris imperialis Schaufuss , 1877 |
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 | Sting beetle Margaris imperialis. |
Distribution
Australia ( Queensland and New South Wales ) [1] .
Description
Small short-winged beetles - palps ( Pselaphinae ). Head with a wide protruding rostrum. Antennae with 4 enlarged apical segments. 4th segment of mandibular palps elongated, expanding to apex; 3rd segment short and triangular. Elytra with 3 discal grooves. Abdomen with pointed peaks of 1-3 (IV-VI) -th visible tergites.
The species was first described in 1877 by the German entomologist Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss ( Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss ; 1833-1890). The valid status was confirmed in 2001 during a birth audit by the American entomologist Professor Donald S. Chandler ( Chandler Donald S .; University of New Hampshire , Durham , New Hampshire , USA ) [2] . The taxon Margaris imperialis is included in a separate monotypic genus Margaris and is assigned to the tribe Pselaphini from the subfamily Pselaphinae [3] [4] [5] .
See also
- Maydena longifrons
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Margaris imperialis . Australian Faunal Directory . environment.gov.au. - Taxonomy. Date of appeal June 26, 2014. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Donald S. Chandler Professor of Zoology. Archived July 14, 2014.
- ↑ Chandler, DS Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). - Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15. - Gainesville, FL, 2001. - viii + 560 p.
- ↑ Schaufuss, LW 1877. Ueber Pselaphidengattungen. Nunquam Otiosus (Dresden) 2: 450-460
- ↑ Schaufuss, LW Beschreibung neuer Pselaphiden aus der Sammlung des Museum Ludwig Salvator. Ein Beitrag zur Fauna Brasiliens, der Kgl. Niederlaendischen Besitzungen in Indien und Neuhollands (Eng.) // Tijdschrift voor Entomologie: Journal. - 1886. - Vol. 29. - P. 241-296.
Literature
- Kistner, DH The social insects' bestiary. // In: HR Hermann (ed.), Social Insects, Vol. 3 .. - New York: Academic Press, 1982. - 244 p.
- Raffray, A. Coleoptera fam. Pselaphidae. - Rome: Wytsman, 1908. - 487 p. - (in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum, 64th fascicule).
Links
- Margaris imperialis (English) . Australian Faunal Directory . environment.gov.au. - Taxonomy. Date of appeal June 26, 2014. (unavailable link)
- Margaris imperialis (English) . eol.org. - Taxonomy. Date of treatment June 26, 2014.
- Margaris imperialis (English) . biolib.cz. - Taxonomy. Date of treatment June 6, 2014.