species: Unidentified ground beetle 8 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Unidentified ground beetle 8


©Darko D. Cotoras and John J. McCormack: Unidentified ground beetle 8 from Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Darko D. Cotoras and John J. McCormack: Unidentified ground beetle 8 from Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Darko D. Cotoras and John J. McCormack: Unidentified ground beetle 8 from Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Carabidae
Species Unidentified ground beetle 8

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

This species was reported by McCormack and Cotoras (2021) as a species in the family Carabidae. Subsequently, David H. Kavanaugh (California Academy of Sciences; through Darko Cotoras) has determined that it is a species of the genus Mecyclothorax based on photographs of one specimen, shown here.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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References

  • McCormack, J.J. and D.D. Cotoras (2021). Beetle diversity across micro-habitats on Lizard Island Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia). Zoological Studies, 60: 12. LIRS catalog number LIRS 2474.