Species Sisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974

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• Sisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, K.M. 1974. The identity of two species in the genus Sisyphus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 37: 299-303 [299].

  Type data:

   Holotype Castle George, 42 miles W of Pretoria, Transvaal, S Africa.
  Paratype(s) SAM; NCIP
  Comment: 94♂ 65♀ specimens, holdings between institutions not recorded.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Afrotropical Region.

Introduced from South Africa.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

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: coprophagous, diurnal, terrestrial, volant.

Larva: coprophagous.

Extra Ecological Information

Open areas, pastures, mainly cattle dung, telecoprid.

 

General References

Bornemissza, G.F. 1976. The Australian dung beetle project 1965–1975. Australian Meat Research Committee Review 1976: 1-30 (biological control)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)