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Monteremita gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Carabidae), a new genus of ground beetle from New Caledonia
Author(s) -
Seldon David S,
Holwell Gregory I
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
austral entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2052-1758
pISSN - 2052-174X
DOI - 10.1111/aen.12422
Subject(s) - southern hemisphere , genus , ground beetle , tribe , western hemisphere , biology , confusion , ecology , geography , mainland , zoology , habitat , psychology , economic geography , sociology , anthropology , psychoanalysis
The ground beetle tribe Broscini is distributed throughout the world, with most of its diversity occurring within the southern hemisphere subtribe Nothobroscina. Species of Nothobroscina are found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and southern South America, with almost all genera endemic to the countries in which they are found. The only exception to date is the genus Percosoma , which is recorded from Tasmania and Victoria (mainland Australia), as well as New Caledonia. Confusion surrounding taxonomic placement of the New Caledonian broscine led to this investigation. In this study, we propose a new monotypic genus, Monteremita , gen. nov. to accommodate Percosoma asymetricum Fauvel, 1903, based upon characteristics that distinguish it from the other genera in the subtribe Nothobroscina.