Species Demarziella pratensis (Matthews, 1976)
- Notopedaria pratensis Matthews, E.G. 1976. A revision of the Scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia. III. Tribe Coprini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 38: 1-52 [16].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, 18 km W of Paluma, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC 5 specimens; EUQ 9 specimens (8 seen); 1 specimen; NMV 1 specimen; SAMA 1 specimen.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: closed forest, coprophagous, open forest, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Possible kleptoparasite of dung balls of other scarabaeine species, possibly predacious on eggs of Onthophagus spp.
General References
Matthews, E.G. & Stebnicka, Z. 1986. A review of Demarziella Balthasar, with a transfer from Aphodiinae to Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 449-461 (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |