Species Anoplognathus abnormis Macleay, 1873
- Anoplognathus abnormis Macleay, W.J. 1873. Miscellanea entomologica. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 319-370 [359].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂, Wide Bay, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♀.Subsequent designation references:
Carne, P.B. 1957. A revision of the ruteline genus Anoplognathus Leach (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5(1): 88–143 [126]; Cassis, G. & 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)). - Anoplognathus quadrilineatus Waterhouse, C.O. 1874. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1874: 535-548 [538].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carne, P.B. 1957. A revision of the ruteline genus Anoplognathus Leach (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5(1): 88–143 [125]
Distribution
States
Queensland
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: folivore, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae probably feed on rotting wood, humus or grass roots.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Jul-2020 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |