Subspecies Trapezites symmomus symmomus Hübner, 1823
Symmomus Skipper
- Trapezites symmomus Hübner, J. 1819 [1816–1826]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg, Germany : Jacob Hübner 17-176 pp. [issued 1819, dated 1816–1826] [112] [nom. nud., see Art. 12, ICZN 1985, text and figures in vol. 2 were published between 1819 and 1823, pl. [40], figs 225, 226 first published unlabelled in [1819]–[1821]].
- Trapezites symmomus Hübner, J. 1823. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge. Augsburg : Hübner 40 pp. 36-69 pls. [10 pl. [40] figs 225, 226] [text and figures in vol. 2 were published between 1819 and 1823, pl. [40], figs 225, 226 first published unlabelled in [1819]–[1821], name first validly applied to species on p. 10 in 1823].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂, Sydney, NSW (Hübner gave New Holland as the type locality)
Comment: Hübner in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 62(3–4): 107–125 [112] (stated that the holotype was undoubtedly lost).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Australian Hesperiidae. III. Descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57(5–6): 409-410 [Date published 15/Dec/1932: date given as 15 December 1932 by Atkins, A.F. & Edwards, E.D. 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. pp. 232–235, 357 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, V.R. (eds). Hesperiidae. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing pp.xiv 529. [357]] [409] (compared Hübner's figure with figures in Butterflies of Australia, 1914 and suggested that there was little doubt Hübner's specimen came from Sydney); 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 [112] (selected a type locality of Sydney, NSW).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Kroombit Tops National Park, QLD, to Nowa Nowa, VIC.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Atkins, A.F. 1997. Two new species of Trapezites Hübner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Trapezitinae) from eastern Australia. Australian Entomologist 24: 7-26 [24]
Braby, M.F. 1993. The egg and egg-laying habits of Trapezites symmomus symmomus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Victorian Entomologist 23(3): 57-60 [57]
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [107] (biology)
Mathew, G.F. 1888. Life-histories of Rhopalocera from the Australian region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1888(1): 137-188 pl. 4 [183] (biology)
Rainbow, W.J. 1907. A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies. Melbourne : T.C. Lothian 272 pp. [232] (biology)
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [175] (description)
History of changes
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| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |