Species Megacephala hopei (Castelnau, 1867)
- Tetracha hopei Laporte, F.L. [de Castelnau] 1867. Notes on Australian Coleoptera. Melbourne : Royal Society of Victoria 139 pp. [separates available prior to republication in Trans. R. Soc. Vict. 8: 30–38 (1867), 95–225 (1868)] [36].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂, Nickol Bay, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Nickol Bay and Broome.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: nocturnal, predator, riparian, terrestrial.
Larva: burrower, predator.
General References
Sloane, T.G. 1906. Revision of the Cicindelidae of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31: 309-360 pls XXV-XXXI [356] (taxonomy)
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) |