Species Trichaulax philipsii (Schreibers, 1802)

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• Cetonia philipsii Schreibers, C.F.A. 1802. Descriptions of some singular Coleopterous insects. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 6: 185-206 pls 19-21 [193].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, BMNH, Australia (as Nova Hollandia).
• Cetonia carinata Donovan, E. 1805. An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: including Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. London : Rivington iv + [167] pp. + [41] pls. [Date published January] [second page of unnumbered text].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH, Australia (as New Holland).
• Schizorhina schreibersii Thomson, J. 1878. Typi Cetonidarum suivus de typi Monommidarum et de typi Nilionidarum Musaei Thomsoniani. Paris : E. Deyrolle 44 pp. [22].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, MNHP, Australia (as Nov. Holl.).

  Secondary source:

   Kraatz, G. 1880. Genera Cetonidarum Australiae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 24: 177-214 [197].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Hiller, A. 1990. Notes on systematics and biology of Trichaulax Kraatz (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Australian Entomological Magazine 17: 117-130 [126]

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SE coastal, Murray-Darling basin, QLD, NSW, VIC, SA.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

ACT, Qld, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
  • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
  • South Australia: S Gulfs
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: diurnal, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Adults feed on nectar and pollen, larvae in rotten wood.

 

General References

Cantrell, B. 1979. Breeding sites of Trichaulax philipsii (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). News Bulletin, Entomological Society of Queensland 6: 127-128 (biology)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jul-2020		06-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020		17-Dec-2010	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)