Rhyzodiastes burnsi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae.[1] It was described by Charles G. Oke in 1932,[1][2][3] as Rhysodes burnsi.[4][3] It is found in New South Wales in coastal zones[4] The type locality is Mount Wilson, New South Wales.[4][2] Rhyzodiastes burnsi measure 7 mm (0.28 in) in length.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Rhyzodiastes |
| Species: | R. burnsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhyzodiastes burnsi (Charles G. Oke)
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This beetle is terrestrial and found on rotting wood in closed forests.[4] Both adults and larvae are burrowers and feed on fungi.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rhyzodiastes burnsi (Oike, 1932)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ a b c Bell, Ross T. & Bell, Joyce R. (1985). "Rhysodini of the World. Part IV. Revisions of Rhyzodiastes Fairmaire and Clinidium Kirby, with new species in other genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae)". Quaestiones Entomologicae. 21 (1): 1–172.
- ^ a b Oke, C. (1932). "Notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. II". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 57: 148-172 [148 text fig. 1].
- ^ a b c d e "Australian Faunal Directory: Rhyzodiastes (Rhyzoarca) burnsi". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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