Species Propheretima illidgei (Spencer, 1900)
- Megascolex illidgei Spencer, W.B. 1900. Further descriptions of Australian earthworms, Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 13(1): 29-67 [50-51].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV F40110 (syntype was selected by Jensz & Smith (1969) but there is some confusion about Spencer's label data for this specimen, for example locality is 'Gayndah'; specimen was re-examined by Jamieson (2000), who concluded there is sufficient similarity in the genital field for the specimen to be consistent with Spencer's Megascolex illidgei), Cooran, Queensland [26°20'S 152°50'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coran and Gayndah in S QLD and Ballina in N NSW.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
General References
Jensz, R.L. & Smith, B.J. 1969. Catalogue of Baldwin Spencer earthworm types in the National Museum of Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 29: 85-110 [97] (status of type material)
Sweet, G. 1900. On the structure of the spermiducal glands and associated parts in Australian earthworms. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 28: 109-139 [121] (Megascolex illidgei; Sweet, 1900)
History of changes
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| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |