Lacordairia

Male Lacordairia insulicola from Moore (1985).


Belongs within: Licinini.

Lacordairia is a genus of flightless ground beetles found in southeastern Australia, with a deeply emarginate labrum, short metepisterna, and hind tarsomeres that are sulcate on each side.

<==Lacordairia Castelnau 1867 [=Lacordairea (l. c.)] LM87
    |--*L. cychroides Castelnau 1867 LM87
    |--L. anchomenoides Castelnau 1867 LM87
    |--L. angustata Castelnau 1867 LM87
    |--L. argutoroides Castelnau 1867 LM87
    |--L. calathoides Castelnau 1867 LM87
    |--L. erichsoni Castelnau 1867 LM87
    |--L. fugax (Olliff 1889) [=Lestignathus fugax] LM87
    |--L. insulicola Moore 1985 LM87
    |--L. proxima Castelnau 1867 LM87
    `--L. terrena Olliff 1885 LM87

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[LM87] Lawrence, J. F., B. P. Moore, J. E. Pyke & T. A. Weir. 1987. Zoological Catalogue of Australia vol. 4. Coleoptera: Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga. Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra.

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