Species Anoplognathus boisduvalii Boisduval, 1835
- Anoplognathus boisduvalii Boisduval, J.A. 1835. Faune Entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insects nouveaux recueillis pendent de voyage. 2me Partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. In, D'Urville, D., César, J. S. (ed.). Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les annés 1826–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 7 716 pp. [171].
Type data:
Status unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande). - Anoplognathus pulchripes Burmeister, H.C.C. 1844. Handbuch der Entomologie. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Anthobia et Phyllophaga systellochela. Berlin : Reimer Vol. 4 (1) xii 588 pp. [444].
Type data:
Holotype ♀, Australia (as Neu-Holland). - Anoplognathus lineatus Macleay, W.J. 1864. [Note]. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 1: xviii–xx (proceedings) [18].
Type data:
Status unknown, ANIC(MMUS), Bowen (as Port Denison), QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Macleay, W.J. 1873. Miscellanea entomologica. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 319-370 [355]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: folivore, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus tereticornis Smith, 1795 [MYRTACEAE] Forest Red Gum; Eucalyptus platyphylla F. Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), terrestrial, volant.
Larva: grass roots, humus, rotting wood.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae probably feed on rotting wood, humus or grass roots.
General References
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)
Jarvis, E. 1923. Science notes. On the habits and colouration of Queensland Rutelidae. Queensland Agricultural Journal 19: 333-336 (biology)
Williams, G.A. 1977. A list of the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) collected from lights at Palm Cove and Ellis Beach, North Queensland. Australian Entomological Magazine 4: 4-6 (distribution)
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 | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED |