Species Onthophagus thoreyi Harold, 1868
- Onthophagus thoreyi Harold, E. von 1868. Diagnosen neuer Coprophagen. Coleopterologische Hefte 3: 79-86 [83].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂, Australia (as Nov. Holland). - Onthophagus mastersii Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [181].
Type data:
Lectotype AM K28208 (K147734) ♂, Gayndah, QLD [25° 38' S 151° 37' E].
Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♂ ♀.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 [153]; 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)). - Onthophagus sutilistriatus Lea, A.M. 1923. Australian dung beetles of the Sub-family Coprides. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 353-396 [385].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I15404 ♀, Bowen, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [153]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, open forest, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
Open pastures.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |