Species Anoplognathus aureus Waterhouse, 1889
- Anoplognathus aureus Waterhouse, C.O. 1889. Descriptions of two new Coleoptera in the British Museum (Buprestidae and Rutelidae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 3: 360-361 [360].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, QLD. - Calloodes frenchi Blackburn, T. 1890. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5: 147-156 [Date published Dec. 31, 1890] [148].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, N QLD; SAMA 2 specimens (one with registration no. I1909), N QLD. - Anoplognathus concinnus Blackburn, T. 1900. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXVI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 24: 35-68 [Date published Aug. 1900] [40].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ?♂, N 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 [127]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: folivore, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae probably feed on rotting wood, humu s or grass roots.
General References
Carne, P.B. 1957. A revision of the ruteline genus Anoplognathus Leach (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5(1): 88–143 [90] (host)
Illingworth, J.F. & Dodd, A.P. 1921. Australian sugar-cane beetles and their allies. Bulletin of the Queensland Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Division of Entomology 16: 1-104 (biology, hosts)
History of changes
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| 01-Jul-2020 | 17-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |