A peculiar new genus of the Bembidiine subtribe Tachyina from north Queensland, Australia (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidiini, Tachyina)

A peculiar new tachyine genus and species is described from the lower Cape York Peninsula and South Wellesly Islands, North Queensland, Australia: Setitachys macrops, gen. & spec. nov. The genus belongs in the Tachys (s.str.) Dejean, 1821 and Paratachys Casey, 1918 lineage, but is distinguished...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 2016-01, Vol.140 (1), p.96-106
Main Author: Baehr, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bembidiini
Carabidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
New Genus
Tachyina
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Summary:A peculiar new tachyine genus and species is described from the lower Cape York Peninsula and South Wellesly Islands, North Queensland, Australia: Setitachys macrops, gen. & spec. nov. The genus belongs in the Tachys (s.str.) Dejean, 1821 and Paratachys Casey, 1918 lineage, but is distinguished from all known genera and subgenera of that lineage by the erect pilosity on the upper and lower surfaces.
ISSN:0372-1426
2204-0293
DOI:10.1080/03721426.2016.1147116