Species Melittomma pervagum (Olliff, 1889)
- Hylecoetus pervagus Olliff, A.S. 1889. The insect fauna of Lord Howe Island. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 2(4): 75-98 pl. vi [87].
Type data:
Holotype AM K187560, Lord Howe Is., NSW [31° 34' S 159° 5' E]. - Hylecoetus vigilans Lea, A.M. 1912. Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera. Part IX. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 36: 426-478, pl. XVII [Date published 8 Feb. 1912] [467].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, Little Mulgrave River.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lawrence, J.F. 2020. The Australian Lymexylidae (Coleoptera: Tenerionoidea) with one new genus and two genera new to Australia. Zootaxa 4895(2): 211-238 [219]
Generic Combinations
- Melittomma pervagum (Olliff, 1889). —
Wheeler, Q.D. 1986. Revision of the genera of Lymexylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 183(2): 113–210 [177] - Melittomma vigilans (Lea, 1912). —
Wheeler, Q.D. 1986. Revision of the genera of Lymexylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 183(2): 113–210 [177]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Widely Distributed in NSW and QLD
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: arboreal, volant.
Larva: fungivore, rotting wood.
General References
Lawrence, J.F. 2020. The Australian Lymexylidae (Coleoptera: Tenerionoidea) with one new genus and two genera new to Australia. Zootaxa 4895(2): 211-238
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | LYMEXYLIDAE | 24-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 24-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 18-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |