Species Sphyrocallus brunneus Sharp, 1877
- Sphyrocallus brunneus Sharp, D. 1877. Descriptions of some new forms of aberrant Melolonthini from Australia: forming a distinct subtribe (Systellopides). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 9: 311-320 [313].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂, WA (as North-west Australia).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
W plateau, NSW, WA.
IBRA
WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: N coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
General References
Allsopp, P.G. 1990. Revision of the Systellopini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 3(1989): 197-227 [Date published 28 Feb 1990] [208]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |