Sloanella suavis Moore, 1972 (a species of ground-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.

TMAG collections

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Adephaga

Superfamily: Caraboidea

Family: Carabidae

Subfamily: Trechinae

Tribe: Trechini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 5
Flightedness: (not yet documented)

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*Moore, B.P. (1972). A revision of the Australian Trechinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. Series 18: 1–61.

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: predator
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Nand collection (substrate not specified).