Species Tachytes tachyrrhostus Saussure, 1855
- Tachytes tachyrrhostus Saussure, H. de 1855. Mélanges hyménoptérologiques. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 14: 1-67 [18].
Type data:
Holotype GMNH ♂, Australia (as New Holland).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Published localities as Australian States only.
IBRA
NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey Orthoptera.
General References
Schulz, W.A. 1911. Zweihundert alte Hymenopteren. Zoologische Annalen. Würzburg 4: 1-220 (redescription)
Turner, R.E. 1916. Notes on fossorial Hymenoptera. XXI. On the Australian Larrinae of the genus Tachytes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 17: 299-306 (identity is doubtful)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2012 | 03-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |