Species Metallesthes unicolor (Macleay, 1863)
- Schizorhina unicolor Macleay, W.J. 1863. Descriptions of twenty new species of Australian Coleoptera, belonging to the families Cicindelidae and Cetoniidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 1: 9-21 [15].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC(MMUS) 25 062403 ♀, King George Sound, WA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
No localities specified for Western Australia or Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Riverina (RIV)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults feed on nectar and pollen, larvae in rotten wood.
General References
Moeseneder, C.H. & Hutchinson, P.M. in Moeseneder, C.H., Hutchinson, P.M. & Lambkin, C.L. 2014. Revision of the genus Metallesthes Kraatz and description of Metallesthes anneliesae, a new species of Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Zootaxa 3881(4): 301-327 [316-319, figs 4, 6C–D, 7A–D, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7L, 7N, 7P]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 | Cetoniinae | 08-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 06-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jul-2020 | 17-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |