Species Cephalodesmius laticollis Pascoe, 1863

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Species Cephalodesmius laticollis Pascoe, 1863

Cephalodesmius laticollis Pascoe, F.P. 1863. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part IV. Journal of Entomology 2: 26-56 pls ii-iii [Date published Jan. 1863] [27].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD.
Cephalodesmius magnini Paulian, R. 1935. Essai sur les Canthonides de la Région australienne (Col. Lamellicornia). II & III. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 40: 114-125 [118].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀, Mt Tamborine, QLD.
Cephalodesmius teissieri Paulian, R. 1935. Essai sur les Canthonides de la Région australienne (Col. Lamellicornia). II & III. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 40: 114-125 [118].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂, TAS (as Tasmanie).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Matthews, E.G. 1974. A revision of the Scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia. II. Tribe Scarabaeini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 24: 1-211 [35]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: coprophagous, tall open forest, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae feed on brood pellets made from fallen leaves and flowers, adults flightless.

General References

Monteith, G.B. & Storey, R.I. 1981. The biology of Cephalodesmius, a genus of dung beetles which synthesizes "dung" from plant material (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 253-277 (biology)

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)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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