Subspecies Atkinsia dominula pria (Waterhouse, 1932)
- Motasingha dominula pria Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Australian Hesperiidae. II. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57(3–4): 218-238 [225].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL08421 ♂ (Waterhouse in the original description referred to a type), Cradle Mtn, 1525 m (as 5,000 ft) (designated in original description, later corrected to 915 m (as 3,000 ft), TAS).
Paratype(s) AM KL08421 8♂ 2♀, Cradle Mtn, TAS
Comment: Couchman, L.E. 1946. Notes on the Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera of Tasmania. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 1945: 49–53 [53] (designated a 'neallotype' female and a paratype female but these have no standing) Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (type specimen iinformation).Type locality references:
Couchman, L.E. 1956. A catalogue of the Tasmanian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 90: 1-33 [4] (corrected the altitude on Cradle Mountain to 3,000 ft).
Generic Combinations
- Atkinsia dominula pria (Waterhouse, 1932).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
TAS endemic, central and western highlands at altitudes between 400 m and 1070 m.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
Temperate, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults frequent open sunny areas of moist shallow gullies, recorded January to March.
General References
Couchman, L.E. 1946. Notes on the Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1945: 49-53 [52] (description of female)
Couchman, L.E. 1956. A catalogue of the Tasmanian Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 90: 1-33 [4] (bibliography)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |