Tasmosalpingus is the only genus in the beetle family Tasmosalpingidae (superfamily Cucujoidea). There are two species in Tasmosalpingus, found in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[1] Adults have been collected using malaise traps, while a possible larval specimen was found under the bark of the podocarp Phyllocladus aspleniifolius. Gut contents indicate that they are mycophagous, feeding on fungal hyphae.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Tasmosalpingus | |
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| Tasmosalpingus quadrispilotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and Britton, 1991 |
| Genus: | Tasmosalpingus Lea, 1919 |
Species
editThese species belong to the genus Tasmosalpingus:[1]
- Tasmosalpingus quadrispilotus Lea, 1919 (syn Tasmosalpingus promiscuus Lea, 1919)
- Tasmosalpingus magnus Liu, Porch & Ślipiński, 2023
References
edit- ^ a b Liu, Zhenhua; Porch, Nicholas; Ślipiński, Adam (2023-06-09). "Review of the Australian endemic genus Tasmosalpingus Lea, 1919 (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Tasmosalpingidae)". Zootaxa. 5301 (2): 292–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5301.2.9. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Lawrence, John F.; Ślipinśki, Adam (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "10.23. Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and Britton, 1991", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 381–383, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.381, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-02
- ^ "Tasmosalpingus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Leschen, R.A.B.; Lawrence, J.F.; Ślipiński, S.A. (2005). "Classification of basal Cucujoidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga): cladistic analysis, keys and review of new families". Invertebrate Systematics. 19 (1): 17. doi:10.1071/IS04007.
- ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- ^ Lawrence, J.F.; Slipinski, A. (2013). Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys. Csiro Publishing. doi:10.1111/syen.12104. ISBN 978-0-643-09728-5.