Species Melanterius tesseymani Pinzón-Navarro, Jennings & Oberprieler, 2017
- Melanterius tesseymani 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 [36].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 25 063481 ♂, Qld: Road Kogan-Dalby, Condamine [26°52’59.3''S 150°31’20.3''E].
Paratype(s) ANIC 5♂ 13♀, various SE Qld localities.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Acacia shrubs.
Extra Ecological Information
'The type series was collected in series from Acacia polybotrya and A. spectabilis and as singletons from A. ixiophylla and A. semilunata …, suggesting that the former two may be larval hosts for it' (Pinzón-Navarro et al. 2017: 36)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleogonini Gistel, 1848 | 06-Oct-2017 | ADDED |