Species Melanterius psittacoides Pinzón-Navarro, Jennings & Oberprieler, 2017

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• Melanterius psittacoides 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 [18].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 25 063475 ♂, NT: Pungalina, Karns Creek [16°47'29"S 37°27'37.1"E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC 46♂ 31♀, various, mostly NT, several Qld.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Gulf Coastal (GUC)

Ecological Descriptors

Acacia shrubs (associated flora: Acacia holosericea [FABACEAE]; Acacia leptocarpa [FABACEAE]; Acacia hammondii [FABACEAE]; Acacia dimidiata [FABACEAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

'The type series was largely collected from Acacia holosericea and A. leptocarpa, at Pungalina,with fewer specimens from A. dimidiata and A. hammondii and (in Queensland) singletons from A. leiocalyx and A. triptera …. The first two Acacia species occur throughout the known distribution of M. psittacoides, whereas A. dimidiata and A. hammondii are limited to the Northern Territory and northern Queensland and A. leiocalyx and A. triptera to southern Queensland and northern New South Wales …' (Pinzón-Navarro et al. 2017: 20)

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 hammondii; Acacia dimidiata; Acacia leptocarpa; Acacia holosericea)

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