Species Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, 1923

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Species Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, 1923

Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, A.M. 1923. Australian dung beetles of the Sub-family Coprides. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 353-396 [370].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I15394 ♂, Victorian Alps, VIC.
Paratype(s) SAMA ♀.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

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

NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: coprophagous, tall open forest, terrestrial, volant.

Larva: coprophagous.

General References

Williams, G.A. & Williams, T. 1982. A survey of the Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae and Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from small wet forests of coastal New South Wales. Part 1: Nowra to Newcastle. Australian Entomological Magazine 9: 42-48 (distribution)

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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