Species Maechidius modicus Blackburn, 1898

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Species Maechidius modicus Blackburn, 1898

Maechidius modicus Blackburn, T. 1898. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXIII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 22: 18-64 [61].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Coolgardie, WA.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA.
Subsequent designation references:
Britton, E.B. 1957. A Revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). London : British Museum Vol. 1 vii 185 pp. 42 pls. [149]; Houston, W.W.K. & Weir, T.A. 1992. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 9. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS xii 544 pp. (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

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

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: soil dweller.

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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