Species Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
- Heteronyx oblongus 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. [110].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, eastern Australia (as Nouv.-Holl. orient.).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1 specimen, eastern Australia (as Nouv.-Holl. orient.).Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [530]. - Heteronyx consanguineus Blackburn, T. 1892. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part X. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 6(3): 479-550 [Date published May 23, 1892] [490].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Alpine district, VIC. - Heteronyx dubius Blackburn, T. 1889. Revision of the genus Heteronyx with descriptions of new species. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 137-170 [157].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA, Norton Summit, Adelaide, SA. - Heteronyx piger Blackburn, T. 1889. Revision of the genus Heteronyx with descriptions of new species. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 137-170 [153].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, The Grange, Adelaide, SA.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [530]. - Heteronyx raucinasus Blackburn, T. 1889. Revision of the genus Heteronyx with descriptions of new species. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 137-170 [152].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Adelaide, SA.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 1 specimen, Gunning, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [530].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [530]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tanami (TAN), 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: W plateau
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) |