Species Ophidius dracunculus Candèze, 1863

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Species Ophidius dracunculus Candèze, 1863

Ophidius dracunculus Candèze, E. 1863. Monographie des Elatérides 4. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 17: 1-534 [205].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Australia (as Australie septentrionale); exact locality unknown.
Paralectotype(s) RIB 3 specimens.
Subsequent designation references:
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] [28].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, 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

NSW, 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), 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: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

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)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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