Species Rhopaea decipiens Lea, 1919
- Rhopaea decipiens Lea, A.M. 1919. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part V. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 43: 166-261, pls XXV-XXVII [Date published 24 Dec. 1919] [185].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I4535 ♂, Forest Reefs, NSW.
Paratype(s) SAMA 2♂.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales
IBRA
ACT, NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: non-feeder, volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
General References
Britton, E.B. 1978. A revision of the Australian Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Vol. 2. Tribe Melolonthini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 60: 1-150 [45]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |