Species Abantiades cephalocorvus Moore & Beaver, 2020
- Abantiades cephalocorvus Moore, M.D., Beaver, E.P., Velasco-Castrillón, A. & Stevens, M.I. 2020. Description of two new Australian species of Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) and females of two further species with notes on their biogeography. Zootaxa 4822(1): 071-093 [73].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA 31-019757 ♂ (28th May 2016. J. Forrest), Goog’s Lake, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia [31°34’44.7”S, 135°58’51.5”E].
Paratype(s) SAMA 31-019758, 31-019759 ♂, same data as Holotype; SAMA reg. no. not provided ♂, Skirmish Hill, WA; ANIC reg. no. not provided ♂ (26 May 1968, K.J. McKie. Spec. Ref. No. 18197), Napperby Ck., NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only known from three localities in central Australia: Goog’s Lake, SA, Napperby Creek in the Yalyirimbi Ranges, NT, and Skirmish Hill, central-eastern WA, see Moore et al. (2020).
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Tanami (TAN)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COELOLEPIDA | 06-Mar-2024 | ADDED | Dr Cathy Byrne Ms Eileen Lee |