Laccocenus
| Laccocenus | |
|---|---|
| Laccocenus ambiguus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Psydrinae |
| Tribe: | Psydrini |
| Genus: | Laccocenus Sloane, 1890 |
Laccocenus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are two described species in Laccocenus, both found in Eastern Australia.[1][2]
Species
These two species belong to the genus Laccocenus:
- Laccocenus ambiguus Sloane, 1890 – Australia (New South Wales), (Queensland)
- Laccocenus vicinus B.Moore, 2004 – Australia (New South Wales)
Laccocenus ambiguus has a relatively widespread distribution across coastal eastern Australia, after being first described from Dunoon, in the northern extremity of New South Wales.[3] In contrast, Laccocenus vicinus is known only from Deua Cave (in Deua National Park, New South Wales).[4]
References
- ^ "Laccocenus Sloane, 1890". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Laccocenus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Sloane, Thomas G. 1890. Studies in Australian Entomology. No. IV. – New genera and species of Carabidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales [2] 5(15): 641–653.
- ^ Moore, Barry P. 2004. A new cave-dwelling species of Laccocenus Sloane (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Psydrini) from southern New South Wales. Australian Entomologist 31: 45–48.
External links
- Media related to Laccocenus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Laccocenus at Wikispecies