Species Lepidiota grata Blackburn, 1890
- Lepidiota grata Blackburn, T. 1890. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part VII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 13: 82-93 [Date published Dec. 31, 1890] [86].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 7905 ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)), NT.
Status unknown, BMNH ♂, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020].
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva pest of sugar cane.
General References
Chandler, K.J. & Chapman, F.L. 1989. Notes on the life cycle and pest status of Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse and Lepidiota grata Blackburn (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in Queensland sugar cane. Proceedings of the Australian Society for Sugar Cane Technology 11: 100-105
Cumpston, D. 1941. A summary of certain aspects of the scarab problem, and a contribution to a bibliography of the family Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66: 33-40
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |