Species Repsimus aeneus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Melolontha aenea Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1 specimen, Australia (as nova Hollandia); ZMK 2 specimens, Australia (as nova Hollandia). - Scarabaeus aeratus Linnaeus, C. 1790. Systemae Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentis, Synonymis, Locis. Edition XIII, reformata. Lipsiae : Beer Vol. I Pt 4 pp. 1517-2224. [1570].
Type data:
Status unknown, LS, Australia (as nova Hollandia). - Repsimus purpureipes Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [197].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K31380, K113537 2 specimens, Gayndah, QLD [25° 38' S 151° 37' E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carne, P.B. 1957. A revision of the ruteline genus Anoplognathus Leach (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5(1): 88–143 [179]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: folivore, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus gummifera (Gaertn., 1925) Hochr. [MYRTACEAE] Red Bloodwood; Syzygium tierneyanum F. Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
E. gummifera as E. corymbosa Smith; S. tierneyanum as Eugenia tierneyana F. Muell.; larvae in sandy loams.
General References
Dodd, A.P. 1917. The cane grubs of Australia. Part II. Bulletin of the Queensland Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations Entomol. 6: 1-30 (biology)
Jarvis, E. 1923. Science notes. On the habits and colouration of Queensland Rutelidae. Queensland Agricultural Journal 19: 333-336 (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Mar-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 02-Sep-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-May-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED |