Philophlaeus Explained

Philophlaeus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found in Australia and New Zealand.^[1] The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Philophlaeus angulatus Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus australasiae Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus australis (Dejean, 1826)
• Philophlaeus bivittatus Sloane, 1920
• Philophlaeus brunnipennis W.J.Macleay, 1871
• Philophlaeus confertus Blackburn, 1892
• Philophlaeus discorufus Sloane, 1898
• Philophlaeus distinguendus Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus eucalypti Germar, 1848
• Philophlaeus fuscipennis Germar, 1848
• Philophlaeus immaculatus Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus intermedius Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus laticollis Blackburn, 1892
• Philophlaeus luculentus (Newman, 1842)
• Philophlaeus maculatus W.J.Macleay, 1871
• Philophlaeus moestus (Chaudoir, 1869)
• Philophlaeus monticola Blackburn, 1892
• Philophlaeus myrmecophilus Lea, 1912
• Philophlaeus obtusus Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus occidentalis Blackburn, 1890
• Philophlaeus opaciceps Blackburn, 1890
• Philophlaeus ornatus Blackburn, 1892
• Philophlaeus planus (Newman, 1840)
• Philophlaeus puberulus Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus pygmaeus Blackburn, 1892
• Philophlaeus quadripennis Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus rectangulus Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus simsoni Sloane, 1920
• Philophlaeus sydneyensis Blackburn, 1892
• Philophlaeus unicolor Chaudoir, 1869
• Philophlaeus vittatus W.J.Macleay, 1871

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philophlaeus Chaudoir, 1844 . 2011 . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 4 June 2020.
2. Web site: Philophlaeus Chaudoir, 1844 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-03-08 .