Priastichus megathorax (a species of priasilphid beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
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): 17-73.(as Priastichus megathorax)
Atlas of Living Australia record(s)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Priasilphidae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): (not yet documented)
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*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): 17-73.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: detritivore
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Sticky trapping on Eucalyptus obliqua.
Source ecological literature:
Harrison, K.S. (2007). Saproxylic beetles associated with habitat features in Eucalyptus obliqua trees in the southern forests of Tasmania. PhD thesis, Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart.
