Species Atyphella scintillans Olliff, 1890

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Species Atyphella scintillans Olliff, 1890

Atyphella scintillans Olliff, A.S. 1890. New species of Lampyridae, including a notice of the Mt. Wilson fire-fly. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4(3): 643-653 [Date published 3 February 1890] [650].
Type data:
Lectotype AM K192837 ♂ (A.W. Scott), Ash Is., NSW [32° 51' S, 151° 43' E].
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 4♂ (also in AM), Clarence River and Hunter River, NSW.
Subsequent designation references:
Ballantyne, L.A. & Lambkin, C. 2000. Lampyridae of Australia (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae: Luciolini). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(1): 15–93 [Date published 31 Dec. 2000] [51].
Luciola decora Olivier, E. 1902. Catalogue des espèces de Luciola et genres voisins décrits jusqu'à ce jour. Revue Scientifique du Bourbonnais 15: 69-88 [77].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP ♂, NSW (as Nouvelle-Galle du Sud); exact locality unknown.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Lea, A.M. 1909. Revision of the Australian and Tasmanian Malacodermidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 1909(1): 45-251 pls II-VI [Date published Jun. 4, 1909] [111]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

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

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Larva: predator.

Diagnosis References

Ballantyne, L.A. & Lambkin, C. 2009. Systematics of Indo-Pacific fireflies with a redefinition of Australasian Atyphella Olliff, Madagascan Photuroluciola Pic, and description of seven new genera from the Luciolinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Zootaxa 1997(1): 1-188 [Date published 4 Feb 2009] [52-53] (additional notes)

General References

Ballantyne, L.A. & Lambkin, C. 2000. Lampyridae of Australia (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae: Luciolini). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(1): 15–93 [Date published 31 Dec. 2000] [51] (revision, re-described)

Lea, A.M. 1921. On Coleoptera, mostly from Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7(3): 182-240, pl. 13 [198] (description of brachelytral female)

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)
01-Jul-2020	POLYPHAGA	09-Apr-2020	MODIFIED	Max Beatson
21-Jun-2013		21-Jun-2013	MODIFIED
21-Jun-2013		13-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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