species: Pseudotetracha basalis cf in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pseudotetracha basalis cf


©Zoological Studies. McCormack and Cotoras, 2021: Pseudotetracha basalis cf from sand path at night, Lizard Island.

©Darko D. Cotoras and John J. McCormack: Pseudotetracha basalis cf from sand path at night, Lizard Island.

©Darko D. Cotoras and John J. McCormack: Pseudotetracha basalis cf from sand path at night, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Carabidae
Genus Pseudotetracha
Species Pseudotetracha basalis cf

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

This species was reported by McCormack and Cotoras (2021) as Megacephala. Subsequently, David H. Kavanaugh (California Academy of Sciences; through Darko Cotoras) notes that it is a species of Pseudotetracha, an endemic Australian genus formed from part of the widespread genus Megacephala.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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References

  • McCormack, J.J. and D.D. Cotoras (2021). Beetle diversity across micro-habitats on Lizard Island Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia). Zoological Studies, 60: 12. LIRS catalog number LIRS 2474.