Species Antitrogus morbillosus (Blackburn, 1898)
Tableland Pasture Scarab
- Rhopaea morbillosa Blackburn, T. 1898. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXIII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 22: 18-64 [64].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 6337 ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)), Forest Reefs, NSW [33.48°S, 149.08°E].
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 6337, I.4527 ♂, same as lectotype; SAMA ♂, same as lectotype; SAMA 5537 ♂, same as lectotype.Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020]. - Rhopaea incognita Blackburn, T. 1911. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XLI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 173-203 [Date published Dec. 31, 1911] [195].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 4565 ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)), Australia (Victorian Alps probable).Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 1978. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 2. Tribe Melolonthini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 60: 1-150 [19]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales
IBRA
ACT, NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, non-feeder, volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva pest of pastures.
General References
Davidson, R.L. & Roberts, R.J. 1968. Influence of plants, manure and soil moisture on survival and live-weight gain of two scarabaeid larvae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 11: 305-314
Roberts, R.J., Campbell, A.J., Porter, M.R. & Sawtell, N.L. 1982. The distribution and abundance of pasture scarabs in relation to Eucalyptus trees. pp. 207-214 in Lee, K.E. (ed.). Proceedings of the Third Australasian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology, Adelaide 30 Nov.–4 Dec. 1981. Adelaide : S.A. Government Printer.
Roberts, R.J., Ridsdill Smith, T.J., Porter, M.R. & Sawtell, N.L. 1982. Fluctuations in the abundance of pasture scarabs over an 18-year period of light trapping. pp. 75-79 in Lee, K.E. (ed.). Proceedings of the Third Australasian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology, Adelaide 30 Nov.–4 Dec. 1981. Adelaide : S.A. Government Printer.
Soo Hoo, C.F. & Roberts, R.J. 1965. Sex attraction in Rhopaea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Nature (London) 205: 724-725
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |