Species Leiopsammodius litoralis (Lea, 1923)

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Species Leiopsammodius litoralis (Lea, 1923)

Psammodius litoralis Lea, A.M. 1923. On Australian Aphodiides (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 36: 1-20 [17].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA 20673, Gosford, on sea beach, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA.
Subsequent designation references:
Rakovic, M. 1981. Revision of species of the tribe Psammodiini from the Australian Region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae) I. Key to genera and revision of the genera Aphodopsammobius Endrödi, Psammodius Fallen, Diastictus Mulsant, Phycocus Broun and Tesarius g.n. Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae, Bratislava 1981(139): 1-37 [17].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: root-feeder, subterranean, terrestrial, volant.

Larva: root-feeder, subterranean.

General References

Lea, A.M. 1923. On Australian Aphodiides (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 36: 1-20 (biology)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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