Species Australammoecius occidentalis (Macleay, 1888)
- Ammoecius occidentalis 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), King Sound, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1996. Australian genera and species in the tribes Odontolochini, Psammodiini, Rhyparini, Stereomerini and part of the Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10(1): 97-170 [137]. - Ataenius consobrinus 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) Is., NT. - Ataenius latericollis Lea, A.M. 1926. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 50: 45-84 [Date published 23 Dec. 1926] [51].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA, Groote Eylandt, NT.Subsequent designation references:
Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1996. Australian genera and species in the tribes Odontolochini, Psammodiini, Rhyparini, Stereomerini and part of the Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10(1): 97-170 [137]. - Ataenius spissus 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 [167].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, N QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1996. Australian genera and species in the tribes Odontolochini, Psammodiini, Rhyparini, Stereomerini and part of the Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10(1): 97-170 [137].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1996. Australian genera and species in the tribes Odontolochini, Psammodiini, Rhyparini, Stereomerini and part of the Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10(1): 97-170 [137]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), 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), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |