Species Alepida crinita (Brenske, 1900)
Bundaberg Canegrub
- Lepidiota crinita 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. [623].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♀, Burnett River, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2018. Alepida, a new genus for seven Australian species attributed to Lepidiota Kirby, 1828, and one new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini). Australian Entomologist 45(4): 441-464 [443]. - Lepidiota trichosterna Lea, A.M. 1924. On some Australian Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49: 283-312 [309].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA I.15470 ♂, Gin Gin, 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 [84]; Houston, W.W.K. & Weir, T.A. 1992. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 9. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS xii 544 pp. (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)); Allsopp, P.G. 2018. Alepida, a new genus for seven Australian species attributed to Lepidiota Kirby, 1828, and one new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini). Australian Entomologist 45(4): 441-464 [443].
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 [83]
Generic Combinations
- Alepida crinita (Brenske, 1900). —
Allsopp, P.G. 2018. Alepida, a new genus for seven Australian species attributed to Lepidiota Kirby, 1828, and one new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini). Australian Entomologist 45(4): 441-464 [443]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
'Rockhampton and Gladstone in Queensland south to the northeastern Darling Downs and northeastern New South Wales' (Allsopp 2018).
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva major 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 02-May-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |