Species Platytomus obscurior (Blackburn, 1904)
- Psammodius obscurior Blackburn, T. 1904. Revision of the Australian Aphodiides, and descriptions of three new species allied to them. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 17: 145-181 [173].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, SA; SAMA 4 specimens (two with registration no. I359), SA.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: root-feeder, subterranean, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: root-feeder, subterranean.
General References
Rakovic, M. 1981. Revision of species of the tribe Psammodiini from the Australian Region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae) I. Key to genera and revision of the genera Aphodopsammobius Endrödi, Psammodius Fallen, Diastictus Mulsant, Phycocus Broun and Tesarius g.n. Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae, Bratislava 1981(139): 1-37 [26] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |