Subspecies Anoplognathus punctulatus punctulatus Olliff, 1890
- Anoplognathus punctulatus Olliff, A.S. 1890. Additions to the insect-fauna of Lord Howe Island, and descriptions of two new Australian Coleoptera. Records of the Australian Museum 1: 72-76 [72].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K464626, K464627 (not found), Mt Bellenden-Kerr, QLD [17° 15' 51" S 145° 51' 14" E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: folivore, herbivore (associated flora: Litsea leefeana F. Muell. [LAURACEAE]; Barringtonia calyptrata Miers [LECYTHIDACEAE]; Persea americana Mill. [LAURACEAE]; Myristica cimicifera R. Br. [MYRISTICACEAE]), terrestrial, volant.
Larva: grass roots, humus, rotting wood.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae probably feed on rotting wood, humus 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 (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)
Jarvis, E. 1923. Science notes. On the habits and colouration of Queensland Rutelidae. Queensland Agricultural Journal 19: 333-336 (biology)
Machatschke, J.W. 1972. Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae Rutelinae. pp. 1-361 in Wilcox, J.A. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Supplementa. The Hague : W. Junk Pt 66 Fasc. I 2 edn. [292] (extralimital subspecies)
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 |