Species Heteronyx nigella (Erichson, 1842)
- Silopa nigella Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [164].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB, TAS (as Vandiemansland).Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [528]. - Heteronyx holomelaena Blanchard, C.E. 1850. Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Catalogue de la Collection Entomologique. Classe des insectes. Ordre des Coléoptères. Paris : Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Vol. IV 128 pp. [109].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, eastern Australia (as Nouv.-Holl. orient.). - Heteronyx maurulus 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 [164].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, VIC. - Heteronyx obscurus LeGuillou, E.J.F. 1844. Description de vingt insectes Coléoptères recueillis pendant le voyage autour du monde de l'Astrolabe et la Zélée. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne 7: 220-225 [224].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, Hobart (as Hobart-Town), TAS.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [528]. - Heteronyx pinguis Blackburn, T. 1890. Revision of the genus Heteronyx with descriptions of new species. Part V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 1217-1246 [1242].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS), NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [528].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [227]
- Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [528]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria
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) |