Species Abantiades kayi Moore & Beaver, 2020
- Abantiades kayi 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 [118].
Type data:
Holotype WAM reg. no. not provided ♂ ("P. Kay. Holotype, Abantiades kayi, Moore and Beaver 2020"), Zuytdorp Reserve, Rest Area, 45 km S. Billa Bong, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC reg. no. not provided ♂ (13 May 2017, P.M. Heath), Wongan Hills Town, [30°53’38.31”S, 116°43’5.33”E]; SAMA 31-019769 ♂, same data as Holotype; SAMA 31-020456 ♂, Nerren, Rest Area WA; SAMA 31-020450, 31-020100, 31-020445 ♂, 2 ♀ respectively, Drummond Cove, Caravan Park, [28°39’14”S, 114°37’07”E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wongan Hills north to Nerren Rest Area, south of Harmelin Pool, WA
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Yalgoo (YAL)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COELOLEPIDA | 06-Mar-2024 | ADDED | Dr Cathy Byrne Ms Eileen Lee |