Species Rhopaea laticollis Blackburn, 1911
- Rhopaea laticollis Blackburn, T. 1911. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XLI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 173-203 [Date published Dec. 31, 1911] [192].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 2095 ♂ (Blackburn coll. 1910-236 (typeset)), Inverell, NSW [29.78°S, 151.12°E].Subsequent designation references:
Allsopp, P.G. 2020. Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950. Zootaxa 4885(4): 451–486 [Date published 27/11/2020].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Murray-Darling basin, QLD.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Queensland: NE 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 [43]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |