Tasmosalpingus

Tasmosalpingus is the only genus in the beetle family Tasmosalpingidae (superfamily Cucujoidea). There are two species in Tasmosalpingus, found in Australia in Tasmania and Victoria. Adults have been collected using malaise traps, while a possible larval specimen was found under the bark of the podocarp Phyllocladus aspleniifolius. Gut contents indicate that they are mycophagous, feeding on fungal hyphae.[1][2][3][4][5]

Tasmosalpingus
Tasmosalpingus quadrispilotus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Tasmosalpingidae
Lawrence and Britton, 1991
Genus: Tasmosalpingus
Lea, 1919

Species

These species belong to the genus Tasmosalpingus:[5]

  • Tasmosalpingus quadrispilotus Lea, 1919
  • Tasmosalpingus promiscuus Lea, 1919

References
  1. Lawrence, John F.; Ślipinśki, Adam (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "10.23. Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and Britton, 1991", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 381–383, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.381, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-02
  2. "Tasmosalpingus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  3. Leschen, R.A.B.; Lawrence, J.F.; Ślipiński, S.A. (2005). "Classification of basal Cucujoidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga): cladistic analysis, keys and review of new families". Invertebrate Systematics. 19 (1): 17. doi:10.1071/IS04007.
  4. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
  5. Lawrence, J.F.; Slipinski, A. (2013). Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys. Csiro Publishing. doi:10.1111/syen.12104. ISBN 978-0-643-09728-5.


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