Leaus tasmanicus (a species of darkling-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Matthews, E.G. & Lawrence, J.F. (1992). A new genus and species of Heleini from Tasmania (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 31(4): 311-316.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Tenebrioninae
Tribe: Trachelostenini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 7
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*Matthews, E.G. & Lawrence, J.F. (1992). A new genus and species of Heleini from Tasmania (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 31(4): 311-316.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: (not yet documented)
Association with dead wood or old trees: (not yet documented)
Association with dead wood or old trees: (not yet documented)
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Baited trapping (funnel trap) — Knockdown fogging of canopy of Nothofagus cunninghamii — Malaise trapping.
