Species Pseudoryctes turritus (Macleay, 1888)
- Cavonus turritus Macleay, W.J. 1888. The insects of King's Sound and its vicinity. Part II. The Lamellicornes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 3: 897-924 [922].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC(MMUS) ♂, King Sound, WA. - Pseudoryctes divisus Arrow, G.J. 1941. Systematic notes on beetles of the family Dynastidae and description of a few new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 8: 273-283 [276].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
NE coastal, N coastal, N Gulf, QLD, 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. 1980. Pseudoryctes storeyi sp.n. and new records of other species of Pseudoryctes Sharp (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 19(4): 255–258 [15 Dec. 1980] (distribution)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |