Species Phyllotocus kingii Macleay, 1864

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• Phyllotocus kingii Macleay, W.J. 1864. On the insects of Australia allied to the Glaphyridae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 1: 75-90 [83] [Phyllotocus kingi is an unjustified emendation, see Allsopp (2023)].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ANIC(MMUS) ♀, NSW.
  Paralectotype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♀.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Britton, E.B. 1957. A Revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). London : British Museum Vol. 1 vii 185 pp. 42 pls. [54].

  Secondary source:

   Allsopp, P.G. 2023. Confusion in the names of some Queensland Scarabaeoidea (coleoptera): original spelling, prevailing usage or homonymy. Australian Entomologist 50(2): 47-62 [54].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SE coastal, Murray-Darling basin, VIC, NSW, SA.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: Murray-Darling basin
  • South Australia: S Gulfs

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: soil dweller.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Apr-2024	Melolonthinae	20-Nov-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Vivian Sandoval
		12-Feb-2010	(import)