Species Anoplognathus flindersensis Carne, 1981
- Anoplognathus flindersensis Carne, P.B. 1981. Three new species of Anoplognathus Leach, and new distribution records for poorly known species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 20(4): 289-294 [Date published 30 Nov. 1981] [290].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 79 ♂, Wilpena Pound, SA.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀; SAMA ♀.
Distribution
States
South Australia
IBRA
SA: Channel Country (CHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, S Gulfs
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: folivore, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae probably feed on rotting wood, humus or grass roots.
General References
Allsopp, P.G. 1990. Anoplognathus hilleri sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from southeast Queensland and notes on A. flindersensis Carne. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28: 377-381 [380] (distribution)
History of changes
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |