Genus Lepidiota Kirby, 1828
- Lepidiota Kirby, W. in Kirby, W. & Spence, W. 1828. An Introduction to Entomology or Elements of the Natural History of Insects. London : Longman Vol. 3 731 pp. [445].
Type species:
Melolontha stigma Fabricius, 1798 by subsequent designation, see Hope, F.W. 1837. The Coleopterist's Manual, containing the Lamellicorn Insects of Linnaeus and Fabricius. London : H.G. Bohn Vol. 1 121 pp. 3 pls. [98].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
India to China, and south to the Philippines, the Indonesian islands and New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, SW coastal
Distribution References
- Allsopp, P.G. 1990. Confirmation of Lepidiota reuleauxi Brenske (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) as the Ramu canegrub. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 29: 253-255 [253]
- Britton, E.B. 1978. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 2. Tribe Melolonthini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 60: 1-150 [48]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |