Species Fornax nigerrimus Schenkling, 1928

Museums

Regional Maps

• Fornax nigerrimus Schenkling, S. 1928. Melasidae. pp. 1-110 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus auspiciis et auxilio W. Junk. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 96. [39] [nom. nov. for Fornax niger Lea, 1916].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s).
• Fornax niger Lea, A.M. 1919. Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera. Part xiv. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 43(4): 715-746 [Date published Mar. 26, 1919] [initially in key, Lea (1916); junior primary homonym of Fornax niger Fleutiaux, 1896].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, Mt Barker, WA.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Schenkling, S. 1928. Melasidae. pp. 1-110 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus auspiciis et auxilio W. Junk. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 96. [39]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

 

General References

Lea, A.M. 1916. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Part II. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 40: 272-436 [Date published Dec. 23, 1916]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		30-Apr-2014	MODIFIED