The Clusiidae is a family of about 220 species in 21 genera worldwide.
Nearly half of the known species occur in the Neotropical Region, and 59
species in 8 genera are recorded from the Australasian/Oceanian Regions.
Very little is known of the life history or habits. The few known larvae
live in rotten wood and in the galleries of other insects including termites.
Adults inhabit forests.
McAlpine (1960) provided a key to the world genera (excluding Tranomeringia from the Australasian/Oceanian and Oriental regions; Xenoclusia Frey
from the Oriental Region; and the Neotropical genera Chaetoclusiella Sóos, Sobarocephaloides Sóos, and Trichoclusia Sóos)
and reviewed the Australian species. Sasakawa (1966) revised the Oriental
and Pacific species of Heteromeringia.
Refs.: McAlpine (1960, rev. Australian spp.), Sasakawa (1966, rev. Heteromeringia), Ferrar (1987, immat. biol.).
SOBAROCEPHALA Czerny, 1903a: 85. Type species: Sobarocephala
rubsaameni Czerny, 1903, mon.
triangula Lonsdale, 2014: 21. Indonesia (Sumatra); Australia (NT, Qld); Vietnam.
TETRAMERINGIA McAlpine, 1960: 68. Type species: Tetrameringia
ustulata McAlpine, 1960, orig. des.
pubescens McAlpine, 1960: 70. Australia (NSW).
ustulata McAlpine, 1960: 69. Australia (NSW); Australia (Qld).
ALLOMETOPON Kertész, 1906: 320. Type species: Allometopon fumipenne Kertész, 1906, orig. des.
fumipenne Kertész, 1906: 322. PNG (PNG).
marginale Sasakawa, 1974: 157. PNG (Bismarck Arch).
perkinsi McAlpine, 1960: 86. Australia (Qld).
striatum McAlpine, 1960: 87. Australia (Qld).
tropale Sasakawa, 1974: 158. PNG (Bismarck Arch).
HETERONEURA Fallén, 1823b: 2 (as gen.). Type species: Heteroneura
geomyzina Fallén, 1823, des. Zetterstedt, 1848: 2787. [Preocc.
Fallén, 1810.]
HETERONEVRA Agassiz, 1846b: 180 (as gen.; unjust. emend. of Heteroneura).
[Preocc. Macquart, 1835.]
CLUSIODES Coquillett, 1904: 93 (as gen.; n. n. for Heteroneura).
PARAHENDELIA McAlpine, 1960: 83. Type species: Parahendelia
latifrons McAlpine, 1960, orig. des.
argutus McAlpine, 1960: 82. Australia (NSW); Australia (Vic).
bismarckensis Sasakawa, 1974: 160. PNG (Bismarck Arch).
chaetostylotis Sasakawa, 1987: 103. Indonesia (Irian Jaya); PNG (PNG).
clarus McAlpine, 1960: 83. Australia (Qld).
dasytus Sasakawa, 1987: 113. Solomon Is.
femoratus Sasakawa, 1987: 103. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
gladiator McAlpine, 1960: 81. Australia (NSW); Australia (Qld, Vic,
Tas).
latifrons McAlpine, 1960: 84 (Parahendelia). Australia (NSW); Australia (Qld).
marginalis Sasakawa, 1987: 106. PNG (Bougainville I); Indonesia (Irian
Jaya).
megaspilos McAlpine, 1960: 83. Australia (NSW); Australia (Qld).
megastylotis Sasakawa, 1987: 107. Indonesia (Irian Jaya); PNG (PNG).
melanospilus Sasakawa, 1987: 109. PNG (PNG); PNG (Bismarck Arch).
nigriceps McAlpine, 1960: 85 (Parahendelia). Australia (NSW).
CRASPEDOCHAETA Czerny, 1903a: 103. Type species: Craspedochaeta
transversa Czerny, 1903, mon.
CZERNYOLA Bezzi, 1907a: 52 (unnec. n. n. for Craspedochaeta).
TONNOIRIA Malloch, 1929k: 98. Type species: Tonnoiria palliseta Malloch, 1929, orig. des. [Preocc. Parent, 1929.]
CHAETOCZERNYOLA Sóos, 1962: 141. Type species: Chaetoczernyola
novaeguineae Sóos, 1962, orig. des.
atrifrons Malloch, 1942: 209 (Czernyola). Guam.
australis McAlpine, 1960: 78 (Czernyola). Australia (NSW).
biseta Hendel, 1913a: 80 (Czernyola). Taiwan; Indonesia (Irian
Jaya), PNG (Bismarck Arch, PNG); widesp. Oriental Reg.
puncticornis Frey, 1928: 106 (Czernyola). Philippines.
laetior Frey, 1960: 22 (Czernyola puncticornis ssp.). Taiwan.
bisignata McAlpine, 1960: 78 (Czernyola). Australia (Qld);
Malaysia (Sarawak).
caligula Sasakawa, 1971: 55 (Czernyola). PNG (PNG); Indonesia
(Irian Jaya), PNG (Bismarck Arch).
delta McAlpine, 1960: 79 (Czernyola). Australia (Qld); Indonesia
(Irian Jaya).
hyalina Sasakawa, 1971: 57 (Czernyola). Solomon Is.
nigripalpis Steyskal & Sasakawa, 1966: 246 (Tonnoiria).
Northern Marianas; Indonesia (Irian Jaya), PNG (Bismarck Arch, PNG).
novaeguineae Sóos, 1962: 141 (Chaetoczernyola). PNG
(PNG); PNG (Bismarck Arch).
oedaleostylis Sasakawa, 1971: 58 (Czernyola). PNG (Bismarck
Arch).
palliseta Malloch, 1929k: 98 (Tonnoiria). French Polynesia
(Society Is); French Polynesia (Marquesas).
ponapensis Steyskal & Sasakawa, 1966: 245 (Tonnoiria).
Micronesia.
sasakawai Lonsdale & Marshall, 2006: 47 (n. name for pleuralis Curran, 1936).
Solomon Is; Australia
(Qld), Fiji, Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Micronesia, PNG (PNG), Vanuatu; Malaysia
(Sabah
pleuralis Curran, 1936: 54 (Czernyola). Solomon Is. [Preocc. Williston, 1896.]
sedlaceki Sasakawa, 1971: 61 (Czernyola). PNG (PNG); Indonesia
(Irian Jaya).
Undetermined sp.--Guam (Bohart & Gressitt, 1951: 89; misid. as Sobarocephala).
HENDELIA Czerny, 1903: 83. Type species: Hendelia beckeri Czerny, 1903, mon.
amerinx Lonsdale & Marshal, 2008: 7. Fiji.
similis Lonsdale & Marshal, 2008: 8. Fiji.
HETEROMERINGIA Czerny, 1903a: 72. Type species: Heteroneura
nigrimana Loew, 1864, mon.
TRANOMERINGIA Sasakawa, 1966: 98. Type species: Tranomeringia
zosteriformis Sasakawa, 1966, orig. des.
asteia Lonsdale, 2009: 237. Australia (Tas).
australiae Malloch, 1926b: 48. Australia (NSW).
bisetosa Lonsdale, 2009: 241. Australia (Qld).
cornuta Sasakawa, 1966: 72. PNG (PNG).
digitula Lonsdale, 2009: 241. Australia (Qld).
flaviventris Sasakawa, 1966: 95. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
gressitti Sasakawa, 1966: 70. PNG (PNG).
hardyi McAlpine, 1960: 75. Australia (NSW).
helicina Sasakawa, 1966: 73. Philippines; Indonesia (Irian Jaya),
PNG (PNG).
helina Lonsdale, 2009: 243. Australia (NSW).
hypobrunnea Lonsdale, 2009: 244. Australia (Qld).
hypoleuca McAlpine, 1960: 72. Australia (Qld).
imitans Malloch, 1930n: 435. Australia (Qld).
kondoi Sasakawa, 1966: 89. Fiji.
laticornis McAlpine, 1960: 76. Australia (NSW).
leucosticta Frey, 1960: 25. Indonesia (Maluku).
limacens Lonsdale, 2009: 250. Australia (NSW).
macropa Lonsdale, 2009: 237. Australia (NSW).
magnicauda Lonsdale, 2009: 237. Australia (NSW).
melasoma Sasakawa, 1966: 99 (Tranomeringia). Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
montana Lonsdale, 2009: 251. Australia (Qld).
norrisi McAlpine, 1960: 74. Australia (WA).
novaguinensis Sasakawa, 1966: 76. PNG (PNG).
opisthochracea Sasakawa, 1966: 79. Indonesia (Irian Jaya); PNG (Bismarck
Arch, Bougainville I, PNG).
papuensis Sasakawa, 1966: 81. PNG (PNG).
patula Lonsdale, 2009: 253. Australia (NSW).
polynesiensis Sasakawa, 1966: 91. American Samoa.
pristilepsis Sasakawa, 1966: 78. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
ptenopa Lonsdale, 2009: 255. Australia (Qld).
spinulosa McAlpine, 1960: 74. Australia (NSW); Australia (Tas).
pulla McAlpine, 1960: 73. Australia (NSW).
stegna Lonsdale, 2009: 260. Australia (NT).
stenygralis Sasakawa, 1966: 82. Indonesia (Irian Jaya); PNG (PNG).
strandtmannorum Sasakawa, 1966: 92. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
sycophanta Sasakawa, 1966: 94. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
trisetosa Lonsdale, 2009: 260. Australia (Tas).
veitchi Bezzi, 1928: 87. Fiji.