Gnathaphanus

Gnathaphanus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:[1]

  • Gnathaphanus aridus Blackburn, 1892
  • Gnathaphanus froggatti (Macleay, 1888)
  • Gnathaphanus herbaceus Sloane, 1900
  • Gnathaphanus latus Sloane, 1900
  • Gnathaphanus licinoides Hope, 1842
  • Gnathaphanus melbournensis (Castelnau, 1867)
  • Gnathaphanus multipunctatus (Macleay, 1888)
  • Gnathaphanus philippensis (Chevrolat, 1841)
  • Gnathaphanus picipes (Macleay, 1864)
  • Gnathaphanus porcatulus (Macleay, 1888)
  • Gnathaphanus pulcher (Dejean, 1829)
  • Gnathaphanus punctifer (Castelnau, 1867)
  • Gnathaphanus riverinae Sloane, 1895
  • Gnathaphanus sexpunctatus (Macleay, 1888)
  • Gnathaphanus whitei Sloane, 1917

Gnathaphanus
Gnathaphanus melbournensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Gnathaphanus

W.S. MacLeay, 1825

Parasites

In Australia, Gnathaphanus pulcher is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus pulcher Hajiqanbar & Seeman, 2021 which dwells under the elytra.[2]

References
  1. "Gnathaphanus W.S. MacLeay, 1825: 20". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 1 Jul 2011.
  2. Katlav, Alihan; Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Riegler, Markus; Seeman, Owen D (2021). "Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles". Parasite. EDP Sciences. 28: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042.


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