Species Novapus crassus Sharp, 1875
- Novapus crassus Sharp, D. 1875. Description de Coléoptères (Lamellicornes) nouveaux de l'Australie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 3 3: 37-50 [39].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♀, Australia.Subsequent designation references:
Endrödi, S. 1974. Monographie der Dynastinae. 4. Tribus: Pentodontini von Australien und Neu-Zeeland (Coleoptera). Folia Entomologica Hungarica ns 27: 17-70 [18]. - Novapus striatopunctulatus Blackburn, T. [1887] 1888. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 10: 177-287 [215].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂, locality unknown. - Novapus rugicauda Arrow, G.J. 1914. Some further notes on lamellicorn beetles of the subfamily Dynastinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 14: 257-276 [271].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, King George Sound, WA. - Novapus armatus Lea, A.M. 1917. Results of the South Australian Museum expedition to Strzelecki and Cooper creeks, September and October, 1916. (n) Insecta. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 41: 489-630, pls 33-37 [includes descriptions of some species not from the expedition] [573].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA I169 ♂, Swan River, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Carne, P.B. 1957. A Systematic Revision of the Australian Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Melbourne : CSIRO 284 pp. [573]; Cassis, G. & Weir, T. A. 1992. Dynastinae. pp. 383-425 in Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS Vol. 9 544 pp. (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
SW coastal, N coastal, WA, NT.
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder, adults in termite mounds.
General References
Carne, P.B. & Allsopp, P.G. 1987. Novapus macfarlandi sp. n. and notes on other species of Novapus Sharp (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 26(4): 309-312 (distribution)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |