Darodilia Castelnau, 1868:157

Will, Kipling W., 2011, Taxonomic review of the Pterostichini and Loxandrini fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Carabidae), ZooKeys 147, pp. 337-397 : 340

Genus Darodilia Castelnau, 1868:157 Figs 4644

Type species.

Darodillia mandibularis Castelnau 1868, by monotypy.

Description.

Head. Clypeo-ocular sulci absent or present (present in some Australian species); mentum very shallowly emarginate, sides divergent, paramedial pits large, deeply impressed; median tooth simple, rounded; paraglossae small, without elongate setae at apex; ligular sclerite with two seta on apical margin; maxillary palpifer with one basal seta; antennae filiform, with three basal segments glabrous. Thorax. Pronotum orbiculate or cordate, two marginal setae; pro-, meso- and metasterna glabrous; proepisternum smooth or with deep longitudinal strigae (strigae in some Australian species); elytra free, border at base, striae 1-4, 8-9 impressed, 5-7 absent or scarcely marked, number of impressed striae in Australian species variable, very short tenth stria at level of plica, apicolateral plica large and visible, parascutellar stria impressed and continuous with stria 1, angular base of stria 1 absent, parascutellar punctures at base of stria 2, no discal punctures, intervals flat or scarcely convex; hind wing full; anterior tarsi of male with three basal segments expanded, ventrally squamous, all tarsi dorsally glabrous. Abdomen. Ventrites 3-6 transversely sulcate; aedeagus (fig. 5) ostium dorsal, median lobe oriented left side up in repose; right paramere long, tip attenuate, left short rounded at apex; female reproductive tract (fig. 6) without dorsolateral bursal lobe, elongate spermatheca broadly attached laterally at base of common oviduct, spermatheca with appended gland, spermatheca with digitiform diverticulum near base, without spermathecal gland duct diverticulum.

New Caledonia species.

Darodilia undetermined sp.

Exemplars of species examined.

Darodilia longula Tschitshérine, Darodilia robusta Sloane, Darodilia mandibularis castelnau, seven undetermined (probably undescribed) species of Darodilia from Australia and one species from New Caledonia.

Generic distribution.

Australia and New Caledonian.

Notes.

This genus has not been previously recorded from New Caledonia. I have seen two male specimens from La Foa, Pocquereux (approximate location 21°43'S, 165°54'E), 50m elevation and Koumac (approximate location 20°33'S, 164°16'E), 60m elevation, collected in February 2008 by P.M. Giachino (GC), and one male from Tiea Reserve, 21°07'S, 164°57'E, 30m, November 2001, collected by C. Burwell & G. Monteith (EMEC). These beetles are commonly collected in northern Australia and based on my UV/MV light collections in Australia they are strong fliers. Most likely the presence of this species in New Caledonia is due to human transport or dispersal. The specimens from New Caledonia appear to be conspecific with others from Australia I have studied. However, as the genus needs revised it is not possible to confidently identify the specimens without recourse to the types.