A review of the genus Pelodiaetus Jeannel (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anillini) of New Zealand, with re-description of the genus, description of a new species, and notes on the evolutionary history

By

Sokolov, Igor

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

879

Pages

33--56

Subjects

Adephaga , Biogeography , East Gondwana , identification key , new synonym , Pelodiaetus , syntopic co-occurrence

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.879.37684

 

Abstract

On the basis of new morphological data a re-description of the genus Pelodiaetus is provided, a new species of the genus P. nunnisp. nov. (Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island) is described, and P. lewisi Jeannel is proposed as a synonym of P. sulcatipennis Jeannel, syn. nov. A taxonomic key as well as distribution maps for species of Pelodiaetus are provided. Data on comparative morphology and biogeographical aspects of speciation in the genus Pelodiaetus and its morphological relatives from Australia and New Zealand are discussed.