Gelastopsis Kirkaldy 1906
Abstract
Genus Gelastopsis Kirkaldy, 1906 Gelastopsis Kirkaldy, 1906: 447. Elthenus Jacobi, 1928: 3. Type species: Yarrana glaucops Schmidt, 1908 (synonymized by Fennah 1964: 158). Elthenus – Metcalf 1956: 69 (catalogued). — Fennah 1964: 159 (synonymized under Gelastopsis). Gelastopsis – Metcalf 1956: 73 (catalogued). — Fennah 1964: 158 (synonymy of Elthenus Jacobi, 1928). — Constant 2005 (revision, new species, biology). Type species Gelastopsis insignis Kirkaldy, 1906. Diagnosis Small-sized, greyish-brown coloured. Immediately recognized by the frons that is divided into a dorsal, mainly black half and a ventral brownish half with transverse weak ridges. Species included Gelastopsis croydonensis sp. nov. Gelastopsis insignis Kirkaldy, 1906 Gelastopsis modesta (Jacobi, 1928) Gelastopsis mulliganensis Constant, 2005 Gelastopsis procyon sp. nov.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Hemiptera Insect Studies
Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Language
- EN