The Anthicidae of New Guinea and adjacent territories (Moluccas, Solomon Islands, etc.) is very insufficiently studied. Actually, only 89 species are known from here, nearly 10% of the predictable number of species (my personal projection).

 

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Listed New Guinea species: 104 [85 endemic for New Guinea]

Species which are not recorded for Papua Indonesia yet are coloured grey.

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(For practical reasons all New Guinea species are listed. As soon as more distributional information comes available the list will be restricted to real Papua species).

Tomoderinae

Tomoderus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849

biroi Pic, 1902

curvifasciatus Uhmann, 1995 [endemic]

fascicularis Uhmann, 1997 [endemic]

glabricephalus Uhmann, 1999 [endemic]

globosus Uhmann, 1999 [endemic]

hirtipennis Uhmann, 1999 [endemic]

horvathi Pic, 1902 [endemic]

macrophthalmus Uhmann, 2000 [endemic]

metallicus Uhmann, 1999 [endemic]

nigerrimus Uhmann, 1999 [endemic]

novaeguineae Heberdey, 1936 [endemic]

plicicollis Pic, 1900

pseudotrimaculatus Telnov, 2005 [endemic]

riedeli Uhmann, 1993 [endemic]

setifer Uhmann, 2000 [endemic]

trimaculatus Pic, 1902 [endemic]
csikii Pic, 1902

Pseudotomoderus Pic, 1892

glabricollis Uhmann, 2000 [endemic]

Notoxinae

Mecynotarsus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849

edwinus Telnov, 2000 [endemic]

loriae Pic, 1900 [endemic]
ssp. loriae Pic, 1900
ssp. obscurithorax Pic, 1901

Anthicinae

Tribus Formicomini

Anthelephila Hope, 1833

biroi (Pic, 1902)
ssp. biroi (Pic, 1902)
forticornis Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931
longidentatus Uhmann, 1995
obtusidens Lea, 1922

denisonii (King, 1869)
alatus Lea, 1922
niger Pic, 1869
nigripennis Champion, 1895
rufithorax Pic, 1895

imperatrix LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849
cribriceps Marseul 1876
formicarius Nietner, 1856
formicarius Nietner, 1857
imperator LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849
myrmecodes Gemminger, 1870
quisquiliarius Nietner, 1857
ruficolor Pic, 1916

Tribus Anthicini

Anthicomorphus Lewis, 1895

biakensis Telnov, 2009b [endemic]

mertoni Pic, 1910 [endemic]

dohertyi Pic, 1910 [endemic]

legenyem Telnov, 2009b [endemic]

martini Telnov, 2009b [endemic]

rufopubescens Telnov, 2009b [endemic]

subelongatus Pic, 1910 [endemic]

suppeditus Telnov, 2009b [endemic]

weigeli Telnov, 2009b [endemic]

Anthicus Paykull, 1798 s.l.
(Note: New genera should be established for the species listed below)

dilatipennis Pic, 1900

posticalis Lea, 1895

submetallicus Pic, 1900 [endemic]
ssp. submetallicus Pic, 1900
ssp. gracilipes Pic, 1900

Omonadus Mulsant, Rey 1866

floralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
basalis Villa, Villa, 1838
basillaris Say, 1824
breviculus Philippi, 1864
calycinus Panzer, 1793
fallax Broun, 1893
formicarius Olivier, 1795
formicoides Geoffroy, 1785
fusca Marsham, 1802
massauensis Pic, 1900
myrmicocephalus Rossi, 1792
pedicularius Schrank, 1781
reducteapicalis Pic, 1915
semirufus Fairmaire, Germain, 1860
syriacus Baudi, 1881

formicarius (Goeze, 1777)
ssp. formicarius (Goeze, 1777)
enodis Casey, 1895
picianus Koch, 1931
quisquilius Thomson, 1864
rixator Casey, 1895
scenicus Casey, 1895
semirufus Fairmaire, 1896

patruelis (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)

Papuanthicus Telnov, 2006

aemulus Telnov, 2006

glaber (Uhmann, 1995) [endemic]

niger (Uhmann, 1995) [endemic]

nitens (Uhmann, 1995) [endemic]

papuanus Telnov, 2006 [endemic]

Pseudocyclodinus Telnov, 2003

strictus (Erichson, 1842)
bellus King, 1869
bembidioides LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849
flavohumeralis Lea, 1922 (infraspecific name)
simulator Lea, 1896

Pseudoleptaleus Pic, 1900

aruensis Telnov, 2010 [endemic]

asmatus Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

formicabilis Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

formicomorphus Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

gibbipennis (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

kristinae Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

limbourgi Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

Sapintus Casey, 1895
sg. Sapintus Casey, 1895

adonis (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

albertisi (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

alfurus (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

dilensis (Pic, 1900) [endemic]
csikii Pic, 1902

hirtipennis (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

horvathi (Pic, 1902)

insulanus (Pic, 1900)

javanus (Marseul, 1882)

loriae (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

madangensis Uhmann, 1995 [endemic]

neoguineensis (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

oceanicus (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
guamensis Blair, 1942
oceanicus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849 (homonym)

papuus (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

placitus Bonadona, 1981 [endemic]

propinquus Bonadona, 1981 [endemic]

quadrinotatus (Pic, 1900)

relatus Bonadona, 1981 [endemic]

rugosicollis (Pic, 1900) [endemic]

semiobliteratus (Pic, 1901) [endemic]

semirugosus (Pic, 1902) [endemic]

Stricticollis Marseul, 1879

tobias (Marseul, 1879)
binhanus Pic, 1927
corporaali Pic, 1923 (infraspecific name)
mauritiensis Pic, 1898 (infraspecific name)
mundulus Sharp, 1885 (infraspecific name)
parisiensis Saint-Albin, 1952
postoculatus Fairmaire, 1896
tanakai Nomura, 1960
turanicus Reitter, 1889

Macratriinae

Macratria Newman, 1838

albertisi Pic, 1901 [endemic]

beccarii Pic, 1901 [endemic]
submetallica Pic, 1901

coniceps Pic, 1901 [endemic]

densata Pic, 1901 [endemic]

distincticornis Pic, 1901 [endemic]

forticornis Pic, 1896 [endemic]

gestroi Pic, 1901 [endemic]

"gestroi f. obscuripes" Pic, 1901 [endemic]
Note: This is a good species originally described as a “form” and requires a new name to avoid homonymy with Macratria obscuripes Pic, 1912 from Sulawesi

giloloana Champion, 1916 [endemic]

grandis Pic, 1896 [endemic]

loriae Pic, 1901 [endemic]

maculipennis Pic, 1901 [endemic]

neoguineensis Pic, 1901 [endemic]

opacicollis Pic, 1901 [endemic]

rubriceps Pic, 1901 [endemic]

soricina Marseul, 1882 [endemic]

subguttata Pascoe, 1830 [endemic]

testaceicornis Pic, 1901
ssp. ternatensis Pic, 1901 [endemic]

wallacei Champion, 1916 [endemic]

Eurygeniinae

Macratriomima Champion, 1916

lobigera Champion, 1916

Lemodinae

Lemodes Boheman, 1858

albertisii (Oberthür, 1884) [endemic]

bellstedti Telnov, 2009a [endemic]

bicolora Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

buratea Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

finisterrensis Telnov, 2009a [endemic]

indigacea (Young, 1978) [endemic]

iriana Telnov, 2007 [endemic]

jayawijaya Telnov, 2009a [endemic]

lautaTelnov, 2007 [endemic]

nigrocaerulea Telnov, 2004 [endemic]

semicoerulea (Champion, 1916) [endemic]

Trichananca Blackburn, 1891

hornabrooki (Uhmann, 1995) [endemic]

 

[Checklist last updated on 3rd January 2011]

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