Species Abantiades centralia Moore & Beaver, 2020
- Abantiades centralia Moore, M.D., Beaver, E.P., Velasco-Castrillón, A. & Stevens, M.I. 2020. Four new tri-forked species of the Australian genus Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) from the “dark obscura clade”. Zootaxa 4801(1): 115-141 [130].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA 31-019764 ♂, Approx. 6 kms SE of Jessie Gap, Hale, Northern Territory, Australia [26°46’17.6”S, 134°03’58.3].
Paratype(s) SAMA 31-019763 ♂, 18 kms E of Jessie Gap, Hale, Alice Springs, Northern Territory [23°44.252’S, 134°09.368]; NTM reg. no. not provided ♂ (ex. SAMA 31-019762.), 18 kms E of Jessie Gap, Hale, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, [23°44.252’S, 134°09.36E]; ANIC ♂, Todd River, Alice Springs, NT [23°45’18”S 133°52’57”E]; ANIC reg. no. not provided ♀ (20th May 2014; Coll. Glenn Beaver), Alice Springs Airport, Alice Springs, NT [23°47.982’S, 133°53.923’E]; SAMA 31-019765? ♀, same data as Holotype.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Central Australia from around Jessie Gap east of Alice Springs, west to the MacDonnell Ranges, NT
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Burt Plain (BRT), Finke (FIN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
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 |