Species Anomala antiqua (Gyllenhal, 1817)
- Melolontha antiqua Gyllenhal, L. 1817. Sistens descriptiones novarum specierum. pp. 1-144, Tab. 5 & 6 in Schönherr, C. J. (ed.). Appendix ad C. J. Schönherr Synonymiam Insectorum. Scaris : Lewerentziana Vol. I(3) 266 pp. [111].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM ♀, India or Macao.Secondary source:
Carne, P.B. 1958. A review of the Australian Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 6: 162-240 [170]. - Anomala australasiae Blackburn, T. 1892. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 7(I): 65-151 [113].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, NT (as NT of SA) and QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carne, P.B. 1958. A review of the Australian Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 6: 162-240 [170]
- Machatschke, J.W. 1972. Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae Rutelinae. pp. 1-361 in Wilcox, J.A. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Supplementa. The Hague : W. Junk Pt 66 Fasc. I 2 edn. [128]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
N Gulf, N coastal, QLD, WA, NT; Palaearctic and Oriental Regions.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: herbivore (associated flora: Lantana sp. [VERBENACEAE]; Nauclea orientalis L. [RUBIACEAE]), mellivore, nocturnal, univoltine, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
N. orientalis as Sarcocephalas cordatus Miq.; larva in organic matter, prefers clay soils.
General References
Jarvis, E. 1923. Science notes. On the habits and colouration of Queensland Rutelidae. Queensland Agricultural Journal 19: 333-336 (biology)
Jin, M., Weir, T., Ślipiński, A. & Pang, H. 2014. Description of a new species of Anomala Samouelle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3872: 591–600 [598]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Mar-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 02-Sep-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-May-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Oct-2014 | Anomala Samouelle, 1819 | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED |