Species Ataenius semicoecus (Macleay, 1888)
- Ammaecius semicoecus 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 [904].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂, King Sound, WA.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 1 specimen, 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 [758]. - Ataenius demarzi Petrovitz, R. 1961. Neue und verkannte Aphodiinae aus allen Erdteilen (Col. Scarab.). Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 12: 99-135 [124].
Type data:
Holotype MGF, Mainoru (as Mainoro), NT. - Ataenius laevifrons Lea, A.M. 1923. On Australian Aphodiides (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 36: 1-20 [6].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA, Stewart River, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 3 specimens, Stewart River, QLD; QM 2 specimens, Stewart River, QLD.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 [758].
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 [758]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |