Programa de ps graduao em Sistemtica; Taxonomia animal e Biodiversidade; Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de So Paulo; Laboratrio de Coleoptera; Avenida Nazar 481; 04263-000 So Paulo; SP; Brazil.
Zootaxa. 2023 Aug 23;5336(3):424-432. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.8.
Termitophilous rove beetles in Australia encompass diverse genera and species from several tribes in Aleocharinae. While some taxa have been well-documented, others remain poorly known due to the scarcity of available material. The existing knowledge of Austrospirachtha Watson for instance, is based solely on Austrospirachtha mimetes, described from two specimens collected in an old termite mound. The genus is known for its highly developed physogastry and potential mimicry adaptations. Herein, we present the description of a new species, Austrospirachtha carrijoi sp. nov., representing the second known species for the genus.
澳大利亚嗜木蜚蠊包含了几个蜚蠊科的不同属和种，它们生活在白蚁丘中。虽然有些类群已经有详细的记录，但由于可用材料的缺乏，其他类群仍然知之甚少。例如，Austrospirachtha Watson 的现有知识仅基于从两个在旧白蚁丘中收集的标本中描述的 Austrospirachtha mimetes。该属以其高度发达的拟态适应而闻名。本文介绍了一个新物种，Austrospirachtha carrijoi sp. nov.，这是该属的第二个已知物种。
