Species Aulacopris reichei White, 1859
- Aulacopris reichei White, A. 1859. Descriptions of unrecorded species of Australian Coleoptera of the families Carabidae, Buprestidae, Lamellicornia, Longicornia, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 117–123 pls 58–59 [118].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Yarra River, VIC (as "on the banks of the River Yarra, Australia").
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, tall open forest, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
In Casuarina coastal forest.
General References
Halffter, G. & Matthews, E.G. 1966. The natural history of dung beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Folia Entomologica Mexicana 12–14: 1-312 (biology)
Storey, R.I. 1986. A new flightless species of Aulacopris White from North Queensland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22: 197-203 (biology)
Williams, G.A. & Williams, T. 1982. A survey of the Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae and Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from small wet forests of coastal New South Wales. Part 1: Nowra to Newcastle. Australian Entomological Magazine 9: 42-48 (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |