Species Tesserodon henryi Storey, 1991
- Tesserodon henryi Storey, R.I. 1991. New species and new records of Tesserodon Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northern Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30: 577-588 [582].
Type data:
Holotype QMBA T.11588 ♂ (seen by Storey, 1991), Hann Tableland, 13 km WNW of Mareeba, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC; QM; SAMA; EUQ
Comment: 33 specimens, holdings between institutions not recorded.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, flightless, tall open forest, terrestrial.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
Coarse granite soil.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |