Species Cryptalaus prosectus (Candèze, 1857)
- Alaus prosectus Candèze, E. 1857. Monographie des Elatérides 1. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 12: 1-400 [12].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Sydney, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Neboiss, A. 1967. The genera Paracalais gen. nov. and Austrocalais gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 80(2): 259-288 [Date published Jul. 28, 1967] [281]; Calder, A.A. 1998. Coleoptera: Elateroidea. In Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 29.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xiii 248 pp. [78] (interprets Neboiss' incorrect inference to a type as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)). - Alaus immaculatus Schwarz, O. 1902. Neue Elateriden aus Australien. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1902(i): 113-126 [Date published Jul. 31, 1902] [115].
Type data:
Syntype(s) DEIB ♀ ♂, N QLD; exact locality unknown. - Alaus subsericeus Schwarz, O. 1902. Neue Elateriden aus Australien. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1902(i): 113-126 [Date published Jul. 31, 1902] [149].
Type data:
Lectotype DEIB ♀, NSW; exact locality unknown.Subsequent designation references:
Neboiss, A. 1967. The genera Paracalais gen. nov. and Austrocalais gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 80(2): 259-288 [Date published Jul. 28, 1967] [281]; Calder, A.A. 1998. Coleoptera: Elateroidea. In Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 29.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xiii 248 pp. [78] (interprets Neboiss' incorrect inference to a type as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Neboiss, A. 1967. The genera Paracalais gen. nov. and Austrocalais gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 80(2): 259-288 [Date published Jul. 28, 1967] [281]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA: 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), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), 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
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 16-Jan-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |