Species Anoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, 1844

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Species Anoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, 1844

Anoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, H.C.C. 1844. Handbuch der Entomologie. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Anthobia et Phyllophaga systellochela. Berlin : Reimer Vol. 4 (1) xii 588 pp. [447].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MLUH ♂ ♀ specimens, Australia (as Neu-Holland).
Anoplognathus explanatus Arrow, G.J. 1901. Remarks on secondary sexual differences in rutelid Coleoptera, with descriptions of some new forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 7: 395-401 [397].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, NSW.
Anoplognathus hirsutus quadraticeps Ohaus, F. 1904. Revision der Anoplognathiden. (Coleoptera lamellicornia). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 65: 57-175 [113].
Type data:
Syntype(s) locality unknown.

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 [136]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: folivore, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae probably feed on rotting wood, humus or grass roots.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jul-2020		17-Dec-2010	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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