Species Diphucephala aurulenta (Kirby, 1818)
- Melolontha aurulenta Kirby, W. 1818. A century of Insects, including several new genera described from his cabinet. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12: 375-453 [400].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, 'Australasia'. - Diphucephala foveolata 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. [203].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dalla Torre, K.W. von 1912. Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae I, II, III. pp. 1-290 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Scarabaeidae II. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. XX Pts 45, 47, 49. [79]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Localities unknown.
IBRA
NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |