Species Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
- Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, G. van 1875. Monographie des Onitides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 18: 5-148 [99].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Cape of Good Hope (as Cap de Bonne–Espérance), South Africa.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Afrotropical Region.
Introduced from South Africa.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, crepuscular, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
Open areas, pastures, mainly cattle dung.
General References
Ferreira, M.C. 1978. The genus Onitis F. of Africa south of the Sahara (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera). Memoirs Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein Bloemfontein 10: xvi 1-410 (taxonomy)
Houston, W.W.K. 1983. Identification of the dung beetles Onitis crenatus Reiche (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Ethiopia and O. crenatus sensu Boheman from southern Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 46: 249-256 (taxonomy)
Houston, W.W.K. 1986. Exocrine glands in the forelegs of dung beetles in the genus Onitis F. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 25: 161-169 (morphology)
Janssens, A. 1937. Revision des Onitides (Coleoptera: Lamellicornia). Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 12 11: 1-200 [67] (extralimital synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |