Species Heteronyx unicolor Blanchard, 1850
- Heteronyx unicolor 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. [111].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, TAS (as Tasmanie).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1 specimen, TAS (as Tasmanie).Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [558]. - Heteronyx auricomus 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 [158].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS), Darling River, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 1 specimen, Darling River, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [558]. - Heteronyx campestris 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 [166].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Sydney, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 1 specimen, Sydney, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [558].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 2000. A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 14(4): 465-589 [558]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Tasmania
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) |