Species Hypomeces obscurus (Macleay, 1826)
- Cenchroma obscura Macleay, W.S. 1826. Annulosa, Catalogue of Insects, collected by Captain King, R.N. app. B, pp. 438-469, Table B in King, P.P. (ed.). Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822; with Appendix B. London : John Murray Vol. 2 viii 637 pp., 9 pls. [Date published 15 Apr 1826: imprint 1827] [Publication date established from Common, I.F.B. & Moulds, M.S. 1973. The date of publication of Captain Phillip King's Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 6(4): 257–259].
Type data:
Holotype AM(MMUS) ♀ (abraded specimen), "Australasia".
Generic Combinations
- Hypomeces obscurus (Macleay, 1826).
Introduction
Listed as Hypomeces rusticus (Weber, 1801) by Pullen et al. (2014)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
The species occurs mainly on Timor
Introduced.
IBRA
NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
- Oberprieler, S.K., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2016. Captain King’s lost weevil – alive and well in the Northern Territory? Northern Territory Naturalist 27: 106–120
- Pullen, K.R., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2014. Annotated catalogue of Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Zootaxa 3896(1): 1-481 [456] (as H. rusticus)
General References
Pullen, K.R., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2014. Annotated catalogue of Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Zootaxa 3896(1): 1-481 [182, 456]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypomeces Schoenherr, 1823 | 13-Nov-2018 | ADDED |