Genus Figulus W.S. Macleay, 1819
- Figulus Macleay, W.S. 1819. Horae Entomologicae: or essays on the Annulose animals. London : S. Bagster Vol. I Pt 1 159 pp. pls I-III. [109].
Type species:
Lucanus striatus Olivier, 1789 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Oriental, Afrotopical and Palaearctic Regions.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic, WA: Flinders (FLI), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater, Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
ID Keys
See Monte, Zilioli & Bartolozz (2016: 449)
Diagnosis References
Monte, C., Zilioli, M. & Bartolozz, L. 2016. Revision of the Australian species of Figulus MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zootaxa 4189(3): 447–484
General References
Reid, C. 2019. 26. Lucanidae Latreille, 1804. pp.391-416 in Ślipiński, A. & Lawrence, J.F. Australian Beetles. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Australia : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 2 1, pp.784. [409-410]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 30-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 22-Dec-2016 | LUCANIDAE | 28-Nov-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 18-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |