Species Liparetrus laevis Blanchard, 1850
- Liparetrus laevis Blanchard, C.E. 1850. Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Catalogue de la Collection Entomologique. Classe des insectes. Ordre des Coléoptères. Paris : Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Vol. IV 128 pp. [104].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Swan River, WA (as Nouv.-Holl.). - Liparetrus nigriceps Macleay, W.J. 1886. Miscellanea entomologica. No. II — The genus Liparetrus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 807-852 [839].
Type data:
Holotype AM, King George (as George's) Sound, WA. - Liparetrus agrestis Blackburn, T. 1888. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 10: 12-30 [25].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, WA. - Liparetrus nigriclavus Lea, A.M. 1917. Results of the South Australian Museum expedition to Strzelecki and Cooper creeks, September and October, 1916. (n) Insecta. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 41: 489-630, pls 33-37 [includes descriptions of some species not from the expedition] [555].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I4580, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Britton, E.B. 1980. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 3. Tribe Liparetrini Genus Liparetrus. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 76: 1-209 [105]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |