Species Heteronyx badius Macleay, 1888
- Heteronyx badius Macleay, W.J. 1888. The insects of King's Sound and its vicinity. Part II. The Lamellicornes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 3: 897-924 [916].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS), King Sound near Derby, WA.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 3 specimens, King Sound near Derby, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [496]. - Heteronyx darwini Blackburn, T. 1889. Revision of the genus Heteronyx with descriptions of new species. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 425-444 [Date published 20 Sept. 1889] [435].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, NT (as Northern Territory of SA).
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 1 specimen, NT (as Northern Territory of SA); SAMA 1 specimen, NT (as Northern Territory of SA).Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [496]. - Heteronyx macleayi Blackburn, T. 1910. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XL. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 34: 146–230 [203].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Cairns, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 1 specimen, Cairns, QLD; SAMA 3 specimens, Cairns, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [496].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [496]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |