Genus Promethis Pascoe, 1869
- Promethis Pascoe, F.P. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3: 29-45, 132-153, 277-296, 344-351 [148].
Type species:
Upis angulata Erichson, 1842 by original designation. - Mederis Motschulsky, V. 1872. Enumération des nouvelles espèces de coléoptères rapportés de ses voyages. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 45: 23-55 [24].
Type species:
Upis angulata Erichson, 1842 by original designation. - Setenis Motschulsky, V. 1872. Enumération des nouvelles espèces de coléoptères rapportés de ses voyages. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 45: 23-55 [24].
Type species:
Tenebrio valgus Wiedemann, 1823 by original designation (from Java). - Pediris Motschulsky, V. 1872. Enumération des nouvelles espèces de coléoptères rapportés de ses voyages. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 45: 23-55 [24].
Type species:
Pediris longipes Motschulsky, 1872 by original designation (from Sunda Is.). - Pseudobates Fairmaire, L. 1882. Coléoptères héteromères de Sumatra. Notes from the Leyden Museum 4: 219-265 [231].
Type species:
Nyctobates coracina Fairmaire, 1882 by original designation (from Sumatra).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [392] (Mederis Motschulsky)
- Gebien, H. 1920. Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae. Nova Guinea 13: 213-500 [289] (Pediris Motschulsky)
- Gebien, H. 1942. [1938-1942] Katalog der Tenebrioniden. Teil II. Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28(1938), 370-465; 29(1939), 466-529; 30(1940), 530-625; 31(1941), 626-705; 32(1942), 706-744. [641] (Pseudobates Fairmaire)
- Kaszab, Z. 1988. Katalog und Bestimmungstabelle der Gattung Promethis Pascoe, 1869 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Acta Zoologica Hungarica 34(2-3): 67–170 [67] (Setenis Motschulsky)
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
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
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) |