Species Dermolepida lixi (Nonfried, 1894)
- Lepidoderma lixi Nonfried, A.F. 1894. Beiträge zur Coleopterenfauna von Ostasien und Polynesien. Entomologische Nachrichten. Berlin 20: 9-14 [10].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB, New Guinea (Nova Guinea).
Paralectotype(s) ZMB, same as lectotype;
Status unknown, BMNH, Cornwallis Is., Torres Strait.Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020].Type locality references:
Britton, E.B. 1957. A revision of the genus Dermolelepida (Coleoptera: Melolonthinae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 26: 51-59. - Lepidoderma glaber Brenske, E. 1895. Uebersicht der Arten de Coleopteren-Gattung Lepidoderma Wath. Societas Entomologica. Stuttgart 1894(1895): 41-42 [42].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Cornwallis Islands, Dauan Island [9.41°S, 142.54°E].
Paralectotype(s) ZMB, same as lectotype;
Status unknown, MTKD, locality unknown.Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 1978. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 2. Tribe Melolonthini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 60: 1-150 [89]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait Ils, Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |