Species Onthophagus turrbal Matthews, 1972

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Species Onthophagus turrbal Matthews, 1972

Onthophagus turrbal 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 [252].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Mt Tamborine, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC 42 specimens.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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: closed forest, coprophagous, terrestrial, volant.

Larva: coprophagous.

General References

Monteith, G.B. & Storey, R.I. 2013. A review of the Onthophagus posticus-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Australian dung beetles with five new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 58: 55-72 [70] (outline distribution)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
02-May-2019	Onthophagus Latreille, 1802	07-Nov-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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