Species Prosopocoilus bison (Olivier, 1789)

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Species Prosopocoilus bison (Olivier, 1789)

Lucanus bison Olivier, A.G. 1789. Entomologique, ou Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, avec leurs caractères génériques et spécifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et leur figure enluminée. Coléoptères. Paris : Baudonin Vol. 1 497 pp. 63 pls. [13].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, Ambon (as Amboina), Indonesia.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Ils, Indonesia.

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 and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae in rotten wood.

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)

Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory