Tasmanorites grossus Moore, 1972 (a species of ground-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Superfamily: Caraboidea
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Trechinae
Tribe: Trechini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 6
Flightedness: (not yet documented)
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
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Pitfall trapping.
