Species Dasygnathus dejeani W.S. Macleay, 1819
Redheaded Whitegrub
- Dasygnathus dejeani Macleay, W.S. 1819. Horae Entomologicae: or essays on the Annulose animals. London : S. Bagster Vol. I Pt 1 159 pp. pls I-III. [141].
Type data:
Status unknown, Australia (as Australasiâ). - Scarabaeus ixion Boisduval, J.A. 1835. Faune Entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insects nouveaux recueillis pendent de voyage. 2me Partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. In, D'Urville, D., César, J. S. (ed.). Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les annés 1826–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 7 716 pp. [165].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande). - Scarabaeus curtus Guérin-Méneville, F.É. 1838. Insectes. pp. 57-302 in Duperrey, L-I. (ed.). Voyage Autour du Monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille, Pendant les années 1822–1825. Zoologie. Paris : Bertrand Vol. 2 Pt. 2 Div.1 Ch.13. [81].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Port Jackson, NSW. - Dasygnathus mastersii Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [199].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM ♀, Gayndah, QLD; ANIC(MMUS) 2 specimens, Gayndah, QLD. - Dasygnathus impotens Arrow, G.J. 1914. Some further notes on lamellicorn beetles of the subfamily Dynastinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 14: 257-276 [268].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Gulf of Carpentaria (as Carpentaria), QLD (as N Australia). - Dasygnathus hospes Arrow, G.J. 1914. Some further notes on lamellicorn beetles of the subfamily Dynastinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 14: 257-276 [269].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
N Gulf, NE coastal, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal, Lake Eyre basin, QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC.
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) |