The Australian Clivinini (Coleoptera, Carabidae Scaritinae) - Part 4The genus Sarothrocrepis (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cyclosomini)The genus Phorticosomus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini)

澳大利亚喜湿的Clivinini、澳大利亚树栖的Sarothrocrepis属和陆地生活的Harpaline Phorticosomus属的分类学和生物地理学。对上述类群的分类学修订和大量新种的描述，对已描述的种的重新描述，以及对该种的密钥的准备。研究属或属内种群的系统发育关系，它们的起源，它们的分布历史，以及它们与澳大利亚以外属和种的关系。重要的问题是：Clivinini: hygrophílous习惯的变化，以生活在热带和亚热带开阔的森林和稀树草原远离水的地面。在一个普遍干旱的大陆上如此多的亲湿物种进化的原因。Sarothrocrepis：关于原始习性的问题：在开阔森林、林地和大草原的桉树树皮下，或在雨林树木树干的树皮或苔藓上。飞蛾属：属属归属问题。起源问题：在热带，季节性潮湿的稀树大草原，或在半干旱/干旱草原或半沙漠。

Taxonomy and biogeography of the hygrophilous Australian Clivinini, of the arbouricolous Australian genus Sarothrocrepis, and of the ground-living Harpaline genus Phorticosomus. Taxonomic revision of the mentioned groups and description of numerous new species, redecription of the already described species, and preparation of keys to the species.Examination of the phylogenetic relations of the genera or species-groups within genera, of their origin, the history of their distribution, and their relations to extra-Australian genera and species.Important questions are:Clivinini: Change of hygrophílous habits to the life on the ground in tropical and subtropical open forests and savannahs away from water. Reasons for the evolution of so many hygrophilous species in a prevailing dry continent.Sarothrocrepis: Question of the original habits: under bark of eucalypts in open forest, woodland, and savannah, or on bark or in moss on the trunks of rainforest trees.Phorticosomus: Question of the group membership of the genus. Question of the origin: in tropical, seasonal wet savannahs, or in semiarid/arid steppe or semidesert.