Chalcionellus aeneovirens (Schmidt, 1890)

Lackner, Tomas & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2017, A monograph of the Australopacific Saprininae (Coleoptera, Histeridae), ZooKeys 689, pp. 1-263 : 10-12

Chalcionellus aeneovirens (Schmidt, 1890) Figs 26, 27-38, 39-47, 753

Saprinus aeneovirens Schmidt, 1890: 84.

Type locality.

Somalia.

Type material examined.

Saprinus aeneovirens Schmidt, 1890: Lectotype, ♂, designated by Gomy & Vienna in 1999, glued on the tip of a triangular mounting card, left mesotibia broken off and glued to the same mounting card as the specimen, genitalia extracted and glued next to the mesotibia on the mounting card, with the following labels: “♂” (written); followed by: "Somaliland / Deyrolle 1.3.85" (written); followed by: " aeneovirens / Schm. Typ" (written); followed by: "coll. J. Schmidt" (printed); followed by: "coll. Schmidt - / Bickhardt" (printed); followed by: “Type” (brick-red label, printed); followed by: aeneovi- / rens * J. Schmidt" (light blue label, written); followed by: " aeneovirens / J. Schmidt / H. Bickhardt det. 1919" (printed-written); followed by: "LECTOTYPUS / Chalcionellus / aeneovirens (Schmidt) / Gomy et Vienna des., 1999" (red label, printed) (ZMHUB). Paralectotype, ♀, designated by Gomy & Vienna in 1999, right mesotarsus and left metatarsus broken off and glued onto the mounting card of the specimen together with the extracted female genitalia, with the following labels: “♀” (written); followed by: "Somali / land" (written); followed by: “Type” (brick-red label, printed); followed by: "coll. Schmidt - / Bickhardt" (printed); followed by: "PARALECTOTYPUS / Chalcionellus / aeneovirens (Schmidt) / Gomy et Vienna des., 1999" (red label, printed) (ZMHUB).

Additional material examined.

AUSTRALIA. Western Australia: 1 spec., Dardanup, 1.ii.1979, G. Hall (howden trap) (ANIC); 1 spec., Gingin Brook, 6.x.1977, J. Ridsdill Smith (ANIC); 1 spec., Cataby, 12.vi.1979, G. Hall (howden trap) (ANIC); 4 specs., 15 km S Busselton, 11.i.1983, G.P. Hall (ANIC); 3 specs., ditto, but 12.i.1983 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 15.i.1983 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 27.i.1983 (ANIC); 5 specs., 5 km NE Dardanup, 11.i.1983, G.P. Hall (ANIC); 6 specs., ditto, but 13.i.1983 (ANIC; 2 exs. in coll. TLAN); 3 specs., ditto, but 12.i.1983 (ANIC); 10 specs., ditto, but 15.i.1983 (ANIC); 3 specs., ditto, but 27.x.1982 (ANIC); 2 specs., ditto, but 19.x.1982 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 21.x.1982 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 4.xi.1982 (ANIC).

Victoria: 2 ♂♂ & 1 ♀, Cheltenham, 2.-3.ii.1918, H. Pottinger (QM).

Queensland: 2 specs., Bangalee Beach, 10 m, 23°04'S, 150°46'E, 16.-19.xii.1999, D. & I. Cook (littoral R/F dung pitfall) (QM).

Biology.

Saprobiont, found often in dung or on carcass.

Distribution.

Described from Somalia, and widespread in East and South Africa; introduced into Australia (Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria; Fig. 753) ( Mazur 2011).

Remarks.

The species is diagnosed above, as well as provided with a differential diagnosis that separates it from other Australian taxa. We chose not to fully re-describe it here, leaving its re-description to the revision of the genus Chalcionellus . For the sake of the better species recognition, however, we decided to depict it here, including its male terminalia.