Species Melanotus mouldsi Calder, 1983
- Melanotus mouldsi Calder, A.A. 1983. Melanotus Eschscholtz, a genus new to Australia (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22(3): 257-260 [Date published Aug. 26, 1983] [257].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T8084 ♂, Iron Range, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM 3♂ 2♀; ANIC 8♂ 11♀; AWH ♂, Black Mountain Road, 6 miles (10 km) N of Kuranda, QLD; BMNH 4♂; NMV T8085–8099 8♂ 7♀, Iron Range, QLD; QM ♂ 2♀.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |