Species Abantiades tembyi Moore & Beaver, 2020
- Abantiades tembyi 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 [80].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA 31-021033 ♂, Ceduna, Eyre Peninsula, SA [32°07’27.5” S, 133°49’27.3”].
Paratype(s) SAMA reg. no. not provided 2 ♂, same data as Holotype; SAMA reg. no. not provided ♂, 30 km E by N of Swan Reach, SA [34°31.478’ S, 139°54.879]; SAMA 31-019502, 31-019793 2 ♂, Yurgo, SA; ANIC reg. no. not provided ♂, Ceduna area, SA; ANIC reg. no. not provided ♂, 30 km E by N of Swan Reach, SA [34°31.478’ S, 139°54.879]
Comment: additional paratypes in private collections, see Moore et al. (2020).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
East of Ceduna, SA eastwards to near Walpeup, VIC, possibly separate populations
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD)
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 |