Species Austrelatus irregularis (Macleay, 1871)
- Copelatus irregularis Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [126].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 4 specimens, Gayndah, QLD; AM, Gayndah, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Austrelatus irregularis (Macleay, 1871). —
Shaverdo, H., Hájek, J., Hendrich, L., Surbakti, S., Panjaitan, R. & Balke, M. 2023. Austrelatus gen. nov., a new genus of Australasian diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae), with the discovery of 31 new species from New Guinea. ZooKeys 1170: 1-164 [1] (new combination)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northeast of Carnarvon, WA across northern Australia to Cape York and south to Brisbane, QLD, with scattered records in central Australia.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), 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), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: aquatic, predator.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2024 | DYTISCIDAE | 18-Nov-2024 | MOVED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |