Species Megacephala canninga McCairns, Freitag, Rose & McDonald, 1997
- Megacephala canninga McCairns, R.F., Freitag, R., Rose, H.A. & McDonald, F.J.D. 1997. Taxonomic revision of the Australian Cicindelidae (Coleoptera), excluding species of Cicindela. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11(4): 599–687 [645].
Type data:
Holotype WAM ♀ (salt flats), Well 40, Canning Stock Route, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: nocturnal, predator, riparian, salt lake, terrestrial.
Larva: burrower, predator.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Aug-2013 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Jul-2012 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |