Lestignathus pieperi
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Baehr, M. (2000). A new species of the genus Lestignathus Erichson from Tasmania with a note on the Tasmanian species of Mecyclothorax Sharp…. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 33 (2): 123-126.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Superfamily: Caraboidea
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Licinini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 9
Flightedness: functionally flightless
Flightedness: functionally flightless
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Baehr, M. (2000). A new species of the genus Lestignathus Erichson from Tasmania with a note on the Tasmanian species of Mecyclothorax Sharp…. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 33 (2): 123-126.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: predator
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: — Pitfall trapping.
