Species Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888
Brown Eucalypt Beetle
- Lepidiota rothei 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 [213].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, unknown (probably NT). - Lepidiota oblonga Brenske, E. 1900. Melolonthiden. pp. 622-624 in Semon, R.W. (ed.). Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. (Medizinisch-Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft zu Jena-Denksc). Jena : Fischer Vol. 5.
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♀, Thursday Is., QLD [10.59°S, 142.22°E].Type locality references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020]. - Lepidiota bovilli Blackburn, T. 1912. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. XLII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 36: 40-75 [Date published Dec. 31, 1912] [54].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 7905 ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)), NT (Port Darwin probable).Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020]. - Lepidiota koebelei Blackburn, T. 1912. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. XLII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 36: 40-75 [Date published Dec. 31, 1912] [54].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)).
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 18212, QLD;
Status unknown, BMNH ♂, N QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020]. - Lepidiota parva Moser, J. von 1913. Neue Lepidiota-Arten von Australien, Neu-Guinea und den benachbarten Inseln. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 57: 46-62 [50].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♂, Cooktown, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 1978. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 2. Tribe Melolonthini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 60: 1-150 [73].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 1978. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 2. Tribe Melolonthini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 60: 1-150 [72]
- Allsopp, P.G. 2022. Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): reclassification of eight species to Antitrogus Burmeister, 1855 and Barryfilius new genus. Zootaxa 5213(5): 513-545
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
N Gulf, QLD, NT.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva pest of sugar cane.
General References
Cumpston, D. 1941. A summary of certain aspects of the scarab problem, and a contribution to a bibliography of the family Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66: 33-40
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | Melolonthinae | 23-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval |
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |