
Accolabass monteithi (a species of marsh-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Watts, C.H.S, Bradford, T.M., Cooper, S.J.B & Libonatti, T.M. (2020). New genera, species and combinations in the Pseudomicrocara Armstrong group (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) based on morphology supported by mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequence data. Zootaxa 4831: 1 -66. (as Accolabass monteithi)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Scirtoidea
Family: Scirtidae
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):
*Watts, C.H.S, Bradford, T.M., Cooper, S.J.B & Libonatti, T.M. (2020). New genera, species and combinations in the Pseudomicrocara Armstrong group (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) based on morphology supported by mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequence data. Zootaxa 4831: 1 -66.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: detritivore
Association with dead wood or old trees: (not yet documented)

