Species Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
- Onthophagus pexatus Harold, E. von 1869. Tabula synoptica specierum generis Onthophagus ex Australia. Coleopterologische Hefte 5: 78-87 [86].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♀, Adelaide (as Adelaida), SA.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP.Subsequent designation references:
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 [210]; Cassis, G. & Weir, T.A. 1992. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 9. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS xii 544 pp. (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).Secondary source:
Reid, C.A.M. & Runagall-McNaull, A. 2022. A revision of the Onthophagus pexatus species-group, with description of a new brachypterous species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Records of the Australian Museum 74(5): 131-150 [143] (redescription).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Southeast QLD from about Tambo south along GDR to eastern VIC and west to Adelaide, SA
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, grassland, open woodland, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
Open pastures.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | Scarabaeinae | 06-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |