Species Eophileurus dentatus (Blackburn, 1895)
- Semanopterus dentatus Blackburn, T. 1895. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XVII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 19: 27-60 [Date published Jul., 1895] [43].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD (as N.Q.). - Eophileurus australicus Prell, H. 1913. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Dynastinen. (VIII). Über das Genus Eophileurus Arrow. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 22: 103-123 [119].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♂, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB ♀.Subsequent designation references:
Endrödi, S. 1977. Monographie der Dynastinae. VIII. Tribus: Phileurini (Coleoptera, Lamellicornia). Entomologische Abhandlungen. Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 41: 93-134 [110].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder.
General References
Barbero, E. & Palestrini, V. 2003. Coleoptera Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae, Scarabaeidae (Scarabaeinae and Dynastinae) collected in Australia. pp. 303-328 in Daccordi, M. & Giachino, P.M. (eds). Results of the Zoological Missions to Australia of the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences of Turin, Italy. I. Monografie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 35, 565 pp. [325] (new record)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |