Species Onthophagus alquirta Matthews, 1972

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Species Onthophagus alquirta Matthews, 1972

Onthophagus alquirta Matthews, E.G. 1972. A revision of the Scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia. I. Tribe Onthophagini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 9: 1-330 [96].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Everard Ranges, SA.
Paratype(s) ANIC; NMV; SAMA; AM
Comment: 30 specimens, holdings between institutions not recorded.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

SA, WA: Channel Country (CHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, W plateau
- Western Australia: W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Possibly xerophilic.

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)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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