Species Matthewsius penelopae (Matthews & Weir, 2002)
- Lepanus penelopae Matthews, E.G. & Weir, T.A. 2002. Two new species of the genus Lepanus Balthasar from South Australia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 35(1): 79-84 [79].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, Marble Range, Eyre Peninsula, SA.
Generic Combinations
- Matthewsius penelopae (Matthews & Weir, 2002). —
Gunter, N.L. & Weir, T.A. 2017. Two new genera of Australian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with the description of six new species and transfer of six described species. Zootaxa 4290(2): 201–243 [214]
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
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
SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Kanmantoo (KAN)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, flightless, open scrub, terrestrial.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
Leaf litter.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 | Scarabaeinae | 08-Oct-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 17-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |