Species Onthophagus pugnacior Blackburn, 1903
- Onthophagus pugnacior Blackburn, T. 1903. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIII. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 27(2): 261-309 [277].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA I3738 2 specimens.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 [65]; 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)).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Western Australia: NW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: coprophagous.
General References
Wallace, M.M.H. 1986. Some macrochelid mites (Acari: Macrochelidae) associated with Australian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Acarologia 27: 3-15 (mite symbiont)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |