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Species Ryssonotus nebulosus (Kirby, 1818)

Brown Stag Beetle

Lucanus nebulosus Kirby, W. 1818. A century of Insects, including several new genera described from his cabinet. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12: 375-453 [410].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Australia.
Lucanus foveolatus Thunberg, C.P. 1806. Lucani monographi. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 1: 183-206 [199] [the status of this name has not been resolved; we here follow the synonymy of Parry and subsequent authors].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZIUU, ?Australia.
Secondary source:
Parry, F.J.S. 1870. A revised catalogue of the Lucanoid Coleoptera; with remarks on the nomenclature, and descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1870: 53-118 [70].
Rhyssonotus nebulosus Agassiz, J.L.R. 1846. [1842-1847]. Nomenclatoris Zoologici, continens nomina systematica generum Animalium tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntor, anno editionis, etymologia, et familis, ad quas pertinent, in variis classibus. (Lepidoptera). Soloduri : Jent et Gassmann pp. Fasc. 9-10 [1846]; (Index universalis). 12 [1847] viii+393. [329] [emendation; based on unjustified emendation to Ryssonotus].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Parry, F.J.S. 1870. A revised catalogue of the Lucanoid Coleoptera; with remarks on the nomenclature, and descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1870: 53-118 [70]

Generic Combinations

Ryssonotus nebulosus (Kirby, 1818). —
Macleay, W.S. 1819. Horae Entomologicae: or essays on the Annulose animals. London : S. Bagster Vol. I Pt 1 159 pp. pls I-III. [99]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: nocturnal, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae in fallen timber.

General References

Reid, C.A.M. & Beatson, M. 2016. Revision of the stag beetle genus Ryssonotus MacLeay (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species. Zootaxa 4150(1): 1–039 [3–9, figs 1, 10, 19, 28, 37, 44, 46, 50, 52, 61, 68]

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)
22-Dec-2016	LUCANIDAE	03-Nov-2016	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)