Species Melobasis sordida Blackburn, 1887
- Melobasis obscura Saunders, E. 1876. Descriptions of nine new species of Buprestidae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 13: 155-158 [157] [junior homonym of obscura Macleay, 1872].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, Adelaide, SA. - Melobasis sordida Blackburn, T. 1887. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 10: 177-287 [238] [nom. nov. for obscura Saunders, 1876].
- Melobasis viridisterna Carter, H.J. 1939. Australian Coleoptera. Notes and new species. No. XI. (Mostly Elateridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 64(3-4): 297–330, pls VIII, IX [299].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Cooma, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM 3 specimens, sex unknown, same as holotype; NMV 2 specimens, sex unknown, Kiata, VIC.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Levey, B. 2018. A revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Part 2 (Revision of the nervosa species group). Zootaxa 4528(1): 1-79 [40, Figs 29, 81–82, 133–134, 164, 179]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia
IBRA
NSW, SA: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 30-Dec-2018 | ADDED |