Species Cryptodus paradoxus W.S. Macleay, 1819
- Cryptodus paradoxus Macleay, W.S. 1819. Horae Entomologicae: or essays on the Annulose animals. London : S. Bagster Vol. I Pt 1 159 pp. pls I-III. [139].
Type data:
Holotype AM(MMUS), Australia (as Australasia). - Cryptodus incornutus Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [202].
Type data:
Holotype AM K31540 (1870, G. Masters), Gayndah, QLD [25° 38' S, 151° 37' E]. - Cryptodus diffinis Fairmaire, L. 1877. Les diagnoses de plusieurs Coléoptères nouveaux du genre Cryptodus. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 5 7: cxxviii–cxxx [22 Aug. 1877] [128].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Australia (as Australie). - Cryptodus creberrimus Fairmaire, L. 1877. Les diagnoses de plusieurs Coléoptères nouveaux du genre Cryptodus. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 5 7: cxxviii–cxxx [22 Aug. 1877] [129].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Sydney (as Sidney), NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NE coastal, N Gulf, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal, S Gulfs, QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder, inquiline in termite galleries.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 16-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |