Species Lepidiota podicalis Moser, 1913
- Lepidiota podicalis Moser, J. von 1913. Neue Lepidiota-Arten von Australien, Neu-Guinea und den benachbarten Inseln. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 57: 46-62 [47].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♂, N QLD.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB 2 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
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 [69]. - Lepidiota platyura Lea, A.M. 1924. On some Australian Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49: 283-312 [310].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA I.513, SAMA Database No. 25-034601 ♂, Cape York, 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].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [68]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait Ils.
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.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |