Species Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1842
- Onthophagus picipennis Hope, F.W. 1842. Observations on the Coleoptera of Port Essington, in Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 9: 423-430 [Date published 1 Jul. 1842] [424].
Type data:
Lectotype OUM 465 1/2 ♂, Port Essington, NT.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 [128].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Groote Eylandt.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: nocturnal, open forest, terrestrial, volant.
General References
Barbero, E. & Palestrini, V. 2003. Coleoptera Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae, Scarabaeidae (Scarabaeinae and Dynastinae) collected in Australia. pp. 303-328 in Daccordi, M. & Giachino, P.M. (eds). Results of the Zoological Missions to Australia of the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences of Turin, Italy. I. Monografie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 35, 565 pp. [319] (new record)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |