Species Timoconia melania (Waterhouse, 1903)
Black Skipper, Dark Grass-skipper
- Telesto melania Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Descriptions and notes of Australian Hesperidae, chiefly Victorian. Victorian Naturalist 20(4): 52-57 [54].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL09445 ♂, Cairns, QLD (designated in original description, but see Peters (1971: 11) quoted label data indicating that Kuranda, QLD, should be the type locality).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL09446 1♀, Kuranda, QLD
Comment: Waterhouse indicated in the original description that he described several specimens; Peters (1971: 11) (type information).Subsequent designation references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [116] (referred to a holotype); Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (referred to a holotype and listed type material); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Waterhouse's (1937) reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Toussaint, E.F.A., Braby, M.F., Müller, C.J., Petrie, E.A. and Kawahara, A.Y. 2022. Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195: 1407–1421 [Date published August 2022]
Generic Combinations
- Timoconia melania (Waterhouse, 1903).
- Toxidia melania (Waterhouse, 1903).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Upland areas between Mossman and the Bluewater State Forest 40 km west of Townsville and in lowland areas at Tully and Innisfail, QLD.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Larval food plants, Poaceae.
General References
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [141] (biology)
Lower, O.B. 1911. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 112-172 [126] (referred to types)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 05-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |