Genus Aegus W.S. Macleay, 1819

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Genus Aegus W.S. Macleay, 1819

Aegus Macleay, W.S. 1819. Horae Entomologicae: or essays on the Annulose animals. London : S. Bagster Vol. I Pt 1 159 pp. pls I-III. [112].
Type species:
Aegus chelifer W.S. Macleay, 1819 by monotypy.
Paraegus Gahan, C.J. 1888. On the Coleoptera of Christmas Island. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888: 538–541 [4 Dec. 1888] [539].
Type species:
Paraegus listeri Gahan, 1888 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Arrow, G.J. 1943. On the genera and nomenclature of the lucanid Coleoptera, and descriptions of a few new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London B 12: 133-143 [140]

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, and Ils of the W Paciific.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal

Oriental Region

Christmas Island (Aust. Terr.)

Distribution References

Benesh, B. 1960. Lucanidae. pp. 1-178 in Hincks, W.D. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Gravenhage : W. Junk Part 8.

General References

Reid, C. 2019. 26. Lucanidae Latreille, 1804. pp.391-416 in Ślipiński, A. & Lawrence, J.F. Australian Beetles. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Australia : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 2 1, pp.784. [407]

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	POLYPHAGA	30-Apr-2020	MODIFIED	Max Beatson
		18-Feb-2013	MODIFIED

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