Species Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992
- Heteronyx tindalei Britton, E.B. 1992. In Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 9. Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS xii 544 pp. [215] [replacement name for Heteronyx insularis Lea, 1926].
- Heteronyx insularis Lea, A.M. 1926. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 50: 45-84 [Date published 23 Dec. 1926] [52] [junior primary homonym of Heteronyx insularis Fairmaire, 1883].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA I15485, Groote Eylandt, NT.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC 1 specimen, Groote Eylandt, NT; SAMA 1 specimen, Groote Eylandt, NT.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [556].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N 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) |