Leptusa antarctica

Taxonavigation

Leptusa antarctica (female), length about 5 mm

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea
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Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Homalotini
Subtribus: Leptusina
Genus: Leptusa
Subgenus: Leptusa (Halmaeusa)
Species: Leptusa antarctica

Name

• Leptusa antarctica (Kiesenwetter, 1877)
  • Original combination: Halmaeusa antarctica
  • Original status: species
  • Type locality: Auckland Islands

Synonyms

• Antarctophytosus macquariensis Womersley, 1937
  • Synonymised by: Steel, 1964: 367 ('New Synonymy')
• Halmaeusa nesiotes Steel, 1964
  • Original status: species [source: Steel (1964: 369)]
  • Primary type: 'The types of the new species described here are in the D. S. I. R., Nelson' - Steel (1964: 340)
  • Type locality: 'CAMPBELL I.: Courrejolles Penin., 200 m, ... (type)' [source: Steel (1964: 370)]
  • Synonymised by: Pace, 1989
• Halmaeusa sparsepunctata Steel, 1964
  • Original status: species [source: Steel (1964: 371)]
  • Primary type: 'The types of the new species described here are in the D. S. I. R., Nelson' - Steel (1964: 340)
  • Type locality: 'CAMPBELL I.: ... Specimens seen from: Rocky Bay (type locality), ...' [source: Steel (1964: 371)]
  • Synonymised by: Pace, 1989

References

• Greenslade, P. 1990: Appendix 7. Terrestrial invertebrates (excluding parasites and mites) of Macquarie Island. Pp. 264-266 in: Selkirk, P.M.; Seppelt, R.D.; Selkirk, D.R. Subantarctic Macquarie Island: environment and biology. Studies in polar research ISBN 0521266335 Google books
• Kiesenwetter, H., von; Kirsch, T. 1877: Die käferfauna der Auckland-inseln nach Herm. Krone's sammlungen beschreiben. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 21: 153-174. BHL BUGZ
• Michaux, B.; Leschen, R.A.B. 2005: East meets west: biogeology of the Campbell Plateau. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 86: 95-115. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00511.x
• Pace, R. 1989: Monographia del genere Leptusa Kraatz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, 8: 1–307.

• Steel, W.O. 1964: Insects of Campbell Island. Coleoptera: Staphylinidae. Pacific insects monograph, 7: 340-375. BUGZ ZooBank
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• van Klinken, R.D.; Greenslade, P. 2006: Insecta. Pp. 18-73 in Greenslade, P., The invertebrates of Macquarie Island. Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania. ISBN 1 876934 107 reference page  [see p. 31]