Species Lissotes menalcas Westwood, 1855

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Species Lissotes menalcas Westwood, 1855

Mt Mangana Stag Beetle

Lissotes menalcas Westwood, J.O. 1855. Descriptions of some new species of exotic Lucanidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London ns 3: 197-221 [214].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♂, Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

Tasmania

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

Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: flightless, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae in fallen eucalypt logs.

General References

Meggs, J.M. & Taylor, R.J. 1999. Distribution and conservation status of the Mt Mangana stag beetle, Lissotes menalcas (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). L'Abeille, Mémoires d'Entomologie 133(1): 23-28 (endangered status)

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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