Species Saprosites mendax (Blackburn, 1892)
- Ataenius mendax Blackburn, T. 1892. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 15(1): 20-73 [Date published July 1892] [36].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Fern Gully, VIC. - Saprosites punctatus Richards, A.M. 1959. Revision of the genus Saprosites Redtenbacher, 1858 (Coleoptera: Aphodiinae) in New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 35-50 [45].
Type data:
Holotype NZAC, Remuera, Auckland, NZ.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Watt, J.C. 1984. A review of some New Zealand Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). New Zealand Entomologist 8: 4-24 [12]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, litter, terrestrial, under bark, volant.
Larva: coprophagous.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |