Arthropterus

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This is a myrmecophilous genus of Carabidae (Paussinae) beetles with sixty-six described species distributed in Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia.The larvae are assumed to be myrmecopilous while the adults are assumed to be independent of ants.


List of Arthropterus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Arthropterus abnormis Oke, 1932 ants Australia
Arthropterus adelaidae Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus ambitiosus Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus angulatus Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus angulicornis Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus articularis Elston, 1919 ants Australia
Arthropterus bisinuatus Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus brevicollis Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus brevis Westwood, 1851 ants Australia
Arthropterus brunni Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus cerapteroides Mjampberg, 1916 ants Australia
Arthropterus constricticeps Sloane, 1933 ants Australia
Arthropterus cribrosus Sloane, 1933 ants Australia
Arthropterus daemelianus Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus darlingensis Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus denudatus (Westwood, 1850) ants Australia
Arthropterus depressus Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus discrepans Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus distinctus (Thomson, 1860) ants Australia
Arthropterus donovani Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus elongatulus Macleay, 1871 ants Australia
Arthropterus eruditulus Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus foveicollis Macleay, 1873 ants Australia
Arthropterus foveipennis Blackburn, 1892 ants Australia
Arthropterus fraternus Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus geminus Kolbe, 1924 ants Australia
Arthropterus hirtus Macleay, 1873 ants Australia: New South Wales
Arthropterus hopei (Westwood, 1843) Australia
Arthropterus horni Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus howittensis Masters, 1886 Australia
Arthropterus howittii Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus humeralis Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus insidiosus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus kingii Macleay, 1871 Australia
Arthropterus latipennis Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus limitans Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus longicollis Sloane, 1933 Australia
Arthropterus macleayi (Donovan, 1805) Australia
Arthropterus mastersii Macleay, 1871 Australia
Arthropterus melbournei (Westwood, 1874) Australia
Arthropterus montanus Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus moretoni Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus neglectus Lea, 1910 Australia
Arthropterus negligens Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus nigricornis Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus occidentalis Blackburn, 1892 Australia
Arthropterus odewahnii Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus ominosus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus ovicollis Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus pellax Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus pervicax Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus petax Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus piceus (Westwood, 1838) Australia
Arthropterus picipes Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus planicornis Sloane, 1933 Australia
Arthropterus punctatissimus (Westwood, 1874) Australia
Arthropterus puncticollus Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus quadricollis (Westwood, 1874) Australia
Arthropterus queenslandiae Wasmann, 1926 Australia
Arthropterus riverinae Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus rockhamptonensis Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus schismaticus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus schroederi Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus scutellaris Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus secedens Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus simiolus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus socius Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus spadiceus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus sphinx Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus subampilatus Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus subangulatus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus subsulcatus (Westwood, 1850) Australia
Arthropterus suspectus Kolbe, 1924 Australia
Arthropterus turneri Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus waterhousei Macleay, 1873 Australia
Arthropterus westwoodii Macleay, 1871 Australia
Arthropterus wilsoni (Westwood, 1850) Australia
Arthropterus wyanamattae Macleay, 1873 Australia

REFERENCES

  • Arthropterus Kolbe, 1924 in Lorenz, W. (2021). Carabcat database. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, L. Vandepitte, R. E. DeWalt, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, T. Orrell, M. Keping, J. Miller, R. Aalbu, R. Adlard, E. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, B. Alvarez, F. Alvarez, G. Anderson, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (v.03 (08/2021). https://doi.org/10.48580/d4sl-3dk
  • Kolbe H.J. 1924: Zur Kenntnis der Paussiden Australiens: Untergattungen von Arthropterus (Col.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1924: 345–353
  • Lorenz, W. (1998). ‘Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world. Insecta Coleoptera “Geadephaga”: Trachypachidae and Carabidae incl. Paussinae, Cicindelinae, Rhysodinae).’ 1st Edn. (Published by the author: Tutzing, Germany.)
  • Nagel, P. (1979). Aspects of the evolution of myrmecophilous adaptations in Paussinae (Coleoptera, Carabidae). In ‘On the Evolution of Behaviour in Carabid Beetles.’ (Eds P. J. den Boer, H. U. Thiele and F. Weber.) pp. 15–34. (Agricultural University: Wageningen, The Netherlands.)