Species Cavonus sharpi Blackburn, 1888
- Cavonus sharpi Blackburn, T. [1887] 1888. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 10: 177-287 [223].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Port Lincoln, SA. - Cavonus parvus Blackburn, T. [1887] 1888. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 10: 177-287 [224].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Port Lincoln, SA.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA I2274 2 specimens
Comment: Blackburn based his description on two specimens; the two specimens in SAMA have cotype labels and are regarded tentatively as paralectotypes.Subsequent designation references:
Carne, P.B. 1957. A Systematic Revision of the Australian Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Melbourne : CSIRO 284 pp. [132]; Cassis, G. & Weir, T. A. 1992. Dynastinae. pp. 383-425 in Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS Vol. 9 544 pp. (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
S Gulfs, SA.
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder.
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 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |