Species Onthophagus duboulayi Waterhouse, 1894

Museums

Regional Maps

• Onthophagus duboulayi Waterhouse, C.O. 1894. Scarabaeidae in the British Museum. A sixth contribution. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 14: 9-12 [11].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, WA.
• Onthophagus spissicollis Lea, A.M. 1923. Australian dung beetles of the Sub-family Coprides. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 353-396 [376].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA I3774 ♀, Beverley and Mt Barker, WA (the type locality has not been fixed).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [190]

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: W plateau
  • Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Open areas.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)