Species Ataenius castanicolor (Motschulsky, 1858)
- Aphodius castanicolor Motschulsky, V. von 1858. Entomologie spéciale. Insectes des Indies orientales. Études Entomologiques 7: 20-122 [54] [nom. nov. for Aphodius australasiae Boheman, 1858].
Type data:
Holotype ZMM, Indies orientales. - Aphodius australasiae Boheman, C.H. 1858. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring Jorden unter Befäll af C.A. Virgin 1851–53. Vetenskapliga Jakttagelser etc. (Coleoptera). Stockholm : Norstedt Vol. 1 112 pp. [50] [junior homonym of Aphodius australasiae Blanchard, 1846].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM, Sydney, NSW (as Sidney, Nova Hollandia). - Ataenius tweedensis Blackburn, T. 1904. Revision of the Australian Aphodiides, and descriptions of three new species allied to them. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 17: 145-181 [165].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Tweed River, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 2 specimens, Tweed River, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1997. Revision of the Australian species of Ataenius Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Invertebrate Taxonomy 11(5): 735–821 [760].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1997. Revision of the Australian species of Ataenius Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Invertebrate Taxonomy 11(5): 735–821 [760]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |