Species Antitrogus rugulosus (Blackburn, 1911)
- Rhopaea rugulosa 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] [194].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 4641 ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)), Brisbane, QLD [27.47°S, 153.03°E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 4641 ♀, same as lectotype.Subsequent designation references:
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 [26]; Houston, W.W.K. & Weir, T.A. 1992. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 9. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS xii 544 pp. [305] (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, 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), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, non-feeder, volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
General References
Allsopp, P.G. 1993. Identity of canegrubs attributed to Antitrogus mussoni (Blackburn) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 47(2): 195-201 [Date published 30/Jun/1993] [198] (reinstated species as valid)
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) |