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Species Melanterius costatus (Lea, 1899)

Generic Combinations

  • Melanterius costatus (Lea, 1899).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Acacia shrubs (associated flora: Acacia [FABACEAE] ('Four specimens in the ANIC are labelled as having been collected on Acacia irrorata, and we collected it on this species, too, and on an unidentified Acacia species' (Pinzón-Navarro et al. 2017: 16))).

Associated Flora References

Pinzón-Navarro, S.V., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2017. Host associations of Melanterius Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini), with a diagnosis and delimitation of the genus and description of five new species. Zootaxa 4298(1): 1–77 (Acacia)

 

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)
10-Dec-2023 CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED
10-Dec-2023 Molytinae Schoenherr, 1823 09-Oct-2023 MODIFIED
16-Jun-2022 CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED
04-Aug-2021 CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020 POLYPHAGA 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED Max Beatson
05-Jun-2019 CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED
28-Jun-2018 CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED
02-Nov-2017 Cleogonini Gistel, 1848 10-Dec-2023 MODIFIED
27-Feb-2012 27-Feb-2012 MOVED
11-Apr-2011 ADDED