Species Anoplognathus parvulus Waterhouse, 1873

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Species Anoplognathus parvulus Waterhouse, 1873

Anoplognathus parvulus Waterhouse, C.O. 1873. Description of a new species of the Coleopterous Genus Anoplognathus. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 10: 75-76 [75].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, eastern Australia.
Calloodes mastersii Macleay, W.J. 1873. Miscellanea entomologica. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 319-370 [360].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂, Bowen (as Port Denison), 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 [360]; 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 parvulus cuprifulgens Ohaus, F. 1904. Revision der Anoplognathiden. (Coleoptera lamellicornia). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 65: 57-175 [119].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂, Mackay (as Port Mackay), 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 [137]

Distribution

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Queensland

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IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal

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		02-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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