Species Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
- Heteronyx terrena 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] [486].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Ballarat, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA (missing from collection), NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [556]. - Heteronyx elongatus Blackburn, T. 1909. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 18-81 [62] [spelled as elongatus in description on p. 62, but as elongatulus in the key on p. 46 and elsewhere; junior homonym of Heteronyx elongatus Blanchard, 1850].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Harrietville, VIC. - Heteronyx eremita Blackburn, T. 1909. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 18-81 [63].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Dividing Range, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 1 specimen, Dividing Range, VIC.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [556]. - Heteronyx hothamensis Blackburn, T. 1909. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 18-81 [59].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Mt Hotham, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 1 specimen, no locality.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [556]. - Heteronyx ingratus Blackburn, T. 1909. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 18-81 [58].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Blue Mts, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 1 specimen, Blue Mts, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [556]. - Heteronyx terrenus Blackburn, T. 1909. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 18-81 [47] [incorrect subsequent spelling].
- Heteronyx elongatulus Dalla Torre, K.W. von 1912. Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae I, II, III. pp. 1-290 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Scarabaeidae II. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. XX Pts 45, 47, 49. [111] [replacement name for Heteronyx elongatus Blackburn, 1909].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [556]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- 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) |