Pediomorphus macleayi Sloane, 1900

Will, Kipling, 2019, Taxonomic Review of the Australian Genus Pediomorphus Chaudoir, 1878 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Abacetini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (3), pp. 629-645 : 631-633

Pediomorphus macleayi Sloane, 1900

( Figs. 3 , 17 , 20 , 23 )

Type Material. Three syntypes, ANIC .

Type Locality. King’ s Sound, Western Australia. For a discussion of the issues surrounding this type locality for Macleay collection specimens, see Monteith and Rossini (2017).

Material Examined. In addition to the syntypes, NORTHERN TERRITORY: Keep River National Park: 20 specimens- 15°45’ S 129°07’ E, 6.vi.2001, at light, AA Calder; 8 specimens - 15°45’ S 129°07’ E, 5.vi.2001, black light, AA Calder; 2 specimens - 5.5 km NE by E Jarrnarm , open forest, at light, 15°44’ S 129°09’ E, 27.v.2001, T Weir and P Bouchard ; 2 specimens - 15°45’ S 129°06’ E, Keep River Crossing, 1 km ENE Jarrnarm; 15°45’ S 129°06’ E spring at 8 km E by N of Jarrnarm, 25- 27.v.2001, at light, open forest. 100 mi. east of Kununurram 27.iii.1966, A Mahon. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Fitzroy River , 17.iv.1976, at light, K&E Carnaby [ ANIC] .

Distribution Range. Northern Western Australia from King Sound east to western Northern Territory ( Fig. 20 ).

Notes. Size ranges among the specimens examined are sbl = 6.3–6.7 mm, elytral width = 2.4–2.5 mm, and ocular ratio = 1.50.

Figures

Figs. 3–6. Pediomorphus species, dorsal habitus. 3) P. macleayi; 4) P. ruficollis; 5) P. variabilis; 6) P. maximus, holotype. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figs. 14–18. Pediomorphus species. P. planiusculus: 14) Labial palp; 15) Base of right elytron. P. crenulatus: 16) Base of right elytron. P. macleayi: 17) Head, showing large antennomere 1. P. robustus: 18) Ventral view of head, arrow indicating subocular carina.

Fig. 20. Localities of Pediomorphus species based on material examined and type localities.

Figs. 21–32. Pediomorphus species, aedeagi, left lateral view (A) and ventral view of tip (B). 21) P. planiusculus; 22) P. elongatus; 23) P. macleayi; 24) P. ruficollis; 25) P. variabilis; 26) P. crenulatus; 27) P. minor; 28) P. semilaevis; 29) P. punctatus; 30) P. robustus; 31) P. storeyi; 32) P. obtusus.