Species Ataenius elongatulus (Macleay, 1888)

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Species Ataenius elongatulus (Macleay, 1888)

Ammaecius elongatulus Macleay, W.J. 1888. The insects of King's Sound and its vicinity. Part II. The Lamellicornes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 3: 897-924 [905].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂, King Sound, WA.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 2 specimens, King Sound, WA.
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 [807].
Ataenius taylori Petrovitz, R. 1975. Neue Aphodiinae aus dem Manchester-Museum (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera). Entomologische Blätter für Biologie und Systematik der Käfer 71: 113-121 [117].
Type data:
Holotype MHNG, Townsville, QLD.
Paratype(s) MHNG.

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 [806]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, W plateau
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

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)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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