Species Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
- Onthophagus mutatus Harold, E. von 1859. Beiträge zur Kenntniss einiger coprophagen Lamellicornien. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 3: 193-224 [224] [nom. nov. for Onthophagus hirculus Erichson, 1842].
- Onthophagus hirculus Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [157] [junior homonym of
Onthophagus hirculus Mannerheim, 1829].Type data:
Holotype ZMB 26880 ♂, TAS (as Vandiemensland).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, diurnal, open forest, terrestrial, volant, woodland.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
Open areas, at wallaby, wombat and thylogale dung.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |