Species Melobasis marlooensis Carter, 1937
- Melobasis marlooensis Carter, H.J. 1937. Some new Tenebrionidae in the South Australian Museum; together with notes and descriptions of other Australian Coleoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 61: 121-144, pls V, VIII [124].
Type data:
Holotype AM K112160 ♂, Marloo Station, Wurarga, WA [28° 24' 55" S 116° 17' 12" E].
Paratype(s) AM ♀ (allotype), same as holotype; whereabouts unknown 5 specimens, sex unknown, same as holotype.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
General References
Carter, H.J. 1939. Australian Coleoptera. Notes and new species. No. XI. (Mostly Elateridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 64(3-4): 297–330, pls VIII, IX [300] (key)
Levey, B. 2012. A Revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Part 1 (Introductory material, key to species-groups and keys to species of the thoracica, pusilla, formosa, propinqua & gloriosa species-groups). Zootaxa 3464: 1-107 [45]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2012 | 10-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |