Genus Cacostomus Newman, 1840
- Cacostomus Newman, E. 1840. Descriptions of some new species of coleopterous insects. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 4: 362-368 [364].
Type species:
Cacostomus squamosus Newman, 1840 by monotypy. - Lepidodes Westwood, J.O. 1841. Insectorum novorum centuria. Decadis primae Coleopterorum Synopsis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8: 123-125 [124].
Type species:
Lucanus (Lepidodes) rotundicollis Westwood, 1841 by monotypy. - Eucarteria Lea, A.M. 1914. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 38: 249-344, pl. 16 [252].
Type species:
Eucarteria floralis Lea, 1914 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Westwood, J.O. 1855. Descriptions of some new species of exotic Lucanidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London ns 3: 197-221 [211]
- Reid, C.A.M. 1999. A new generic synonym in the Australian Lucanidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 53(2): 175-177 [176] (synonymises Eucarteria)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
General References
Reid, C. 2019. 26. Lucanidae Latreille, 1804. pp.391-416 in Ślipiński, A. & Lawrence, J.F. Australian Beetles. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Australia : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 2 1, pp.784. [405]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 30-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |