Species Epironastes abruptus Carne, 1957

Museums

Regional Maps

• Epironastes abruptus Carne, P.B. 1957. A Systematic Revision of the Australian Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Melbourne : CSIRO 284 pp. [127].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM E88679 ♂, 43–565 Salmon Gums, WA.

  Secondary source:

   Hutchinson, P.M. & Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Revision of Epironastes Carne, 1957 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini: Pseudoryctina) with description of the female, behaviours, and habitats. Zootaxa 4852(4): 428-448 [430].

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

W plateau, WA.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Mallee (MAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
24-Dec-2020	SCARABAEOIDEA	11-Dec-2020	MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020	SCARABAEOIDEA	01-May-2014	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)