Species Pepila tumbyensis (Blackburn, 1896)
- Plectroscelis tumbyensis Blackburn, T. 1896. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XIX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 20: 35-109 [Date published Sept. 30, 1896] [63].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH Numbers not provided ♂, near Tumby, Eyre's Peninsula, SA [Lat/Long not provided].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH Numbers not provided ♀, same data as Lectotype; BMNH Numbers not provided ♀, Australia (no specific locality given); SAMA Numbers not provided 2 ♀, Port Lincoln, SA; BMNH Numbers not provided 3 ♀, Nova Hollandia Occid., WA.Subsequent designation references:
Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2003. Pepila Weise: Taxonomic identity of the genus and revision of the megalopoides species-group, and description of two new species from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). European Journal of Entomology 100(3): 371-379.
Generic Combinations
- Pepila tumbyensis (Blackburn, 1896). —
Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2003. Pepila Weise: Taxonomic identity of the genus and revision of the megalopoides species-group, and description of two new species from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). European Journal of Entomology 100(3): 371-379 - Chaetocnema tumbyensis (Blackburn, 1896) [erroneously synonymized with Chaetocnema fuscomaculata]. —
Bryant, G.E. 1923. Notes on the synonymy of Phytophaga (Coleoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 12: 130-147
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS)
General References
Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2003. Revision of the Pepila fuscomaculata species-group and description of four new species from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). Australian Journal of Entomology 42: 313-326 (Re-description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | Alticini Spinola, 1844 | 20-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Mar-2012 | 23-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |