Species Teinogenys deceptus Carne, 1957
- Teinogenys deceptus Carne, P.B. 1957. A Systematic Revision of the Australian Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Melbourne : CSIRO 284 pp. [142].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂, locality unknown.
Paratype(s) NMV ♀; ANIC ♂.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae and adults subterranean and burrowing, larvae humus/plant root-feeder.
General References
Allsopp, P.G. & Carne, P.B. 1986. Teinogenys mooniensis sp. n. and new locality records for other species of Teinogenys Sharp (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Dynastinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 25(2): 89–93 (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |