Species Microchaetes sphaericus Hope, 1834
- Microchaetes sphaericus Hope, F.W. 1834. Descriptions of some hitherto uncharacterized exotic Coleoptera, chiefly from New Holland. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1(1): 11-20 pls i-ii [Date published Nov. 7, 1834] [13].
Type data:
Syntype(s) OUM, Swan River, AUSTRALIA (as Nova Hollandia). - Microchaetes coloratus Blackburn, T. 1903. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 91-182 [176].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA (exact number of syntypes unknown), Eyre (as Eyre's) Peninsula, SA. - Microchaetes nigrovarius Blackburn, T. 1903. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 91-182 [175].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA (exact number of syntypes unknown), SA; exact locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lea, A.M. 1920. On Australian Coleoptera. Family Byrrhidae. Part II. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1: 273-290 [274]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: cryptozoic, terrestrial, volant.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 01-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |