Genus Ophidius Candèze, 1863
- Ophidius Candèze, E. 1863. Monographie des Elatérides 4. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 17: 1-534 [203].
Type species:
Ophidius elegans Candèze, 1863 by subsequent designation, see Hyslop, J.A. 1921. Genotypes of the elaterid beetles of the world. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 58: 621-673 [659].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
General References
Kundrata, R., Gunter, N.L., Douglas, H. & Bocak, L. 2016. Next step toward a molecular phylogeny of click-beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae): redefinition of Pityobiinae, with a description of a new subfamily Parablacinae from the Australasian Region. Austral Entomology 55(3): 291–302 [301] (Moved from subfamily Pityobiinae to Parablacinae)
Neboiss, A. 1975. The genera Ophidius Candèze and Yalganus gen. nov. (Elateridae: Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 36: 25-32 [Date published May 27, 1975] [25] (key to species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |