Nototylinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains the single genus Nototylus with two species, Nototylus fryi[1] and Nototylus balli which was described in 2020. The first described species N. fryi was represented by a single specimen from Espiritu Santo where the forests were converted for plantations of sugarcane or cacao, and for cattle rearing. The species is considered likely extinct, although some specimens are possibly still live in protected areas like Sooretama Biological Reserve.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nototylus Gemminger & Harold, 1868". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ Erwin, Terry L.; Kavanaugh, David H.; Maddison, David R. (2020-04-16). "After 157 years, a second specimen and species of the phylogenetically enigmatic and previously monobasic genus Nototylus Gemminger & Harold, 1868 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Nototylini)". ZooKeys (927): 65–74. doi:10.3897/zookeys.927.49584. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7180163. PMID 32341675.