Species Carneoryctes tectus (Blackburn, 1892)
- Pseudoryctes tectus Blackburn, T. 1892. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 15(2): 207-261 [211].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I155 ♂, locality unknown.
Generic Combinations
- Cryptoryctes tectus (Blackburn, 1892).
- Carneoryctes tectus (Blackburn, 1892). —
Özdikmen, H. 2009. Nomenclatural changes for five preoccupied scarab beetle genus group names (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Munis Entomology & Zoology 4(1): 139-147 [139]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Murray-Darling basin, W plateau, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT.
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder.
General References
Carne, P.B. 1981. Cryptoryctes minchami sp.n. and notes on other Cryptoryctes spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 20(3): 249–252 [Date published 24 Aug. 1981] (distribution)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 16-Apr-2015 | MOVED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |