Family ULODIDAE Pascoe, 1869
Compiler and date details
October 2011 - A. Calder, D. Jennings, E. Slipinska and T. Weir
- Ulodinae Pascoe, 1869.
Type genus:
Ulodes Erichson, 1842. - Merycidae Crowson, 1953.
Type genus:
Meryx Latreille, 1802.
ID Keys
Key to genera (Leschen et al. 2016: 450)
Diagnosis References
Leschen, R.A.B., Escalona, H.E. & Elgueta, M. 2016. Phylogeny of the Gondwanan beetle family Ulodidae (Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 4138(3): 441–473 [443–445, 450]
History of changes
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| 01-Jul-2020 | TENEBRIONOIDEA Latreille, 1802 | 28-Nov-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Aug-2016 | ULODIDAE | 15-Aug-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 01-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Sep-2010 | ADDED |
Genus Dipsaconia Pascoe, 1860
- Dipsaconia Pascoe, F.P. 1860. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Journal of Entomology 1: 98-132 pls v-viii [Date published Oct. 1860] [123].
Type species:
Dipsaconia pyritosa Pascoe, 1860 by subsequent designation, see Leschen, R.A.B., Escalona, H.E. & Elgueta, M. 2016. Phylogeny of the Gondwanan beetle family Ulodidae (Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 4138(3): 441–473 [468].Dipsaconia bakewellii Pascoe, 1860 by included Species.Dipsaconia pyritosa Pascoe, 1860 by included Species.
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- Endophlaeus australis Hope, F.W. 1843. Continuation of a memoir containing descriptions of new species of Coleoptera from Port Essington, in New Holland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 357-361 [this work is often cited as appearing in 1842 in the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, pages 76-80, but these Proceedings, which reprinted the above paper, were actually not published until 1845 (I. Lansbury, pers. comm. 1987)] [359].
Secondary source:
Hope, F.W. 1845. Descriptions of some new species of Coleoptera from Adelaide in New Holland. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4: 100-113, pls VI-VII [108]. - Dipsaconia bakewellii Pascoe, F.P. 1860. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Journal of Entomology 1: 98-132 pls v-viii [Date published Oct. 1860] [124].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [377] (synonymised Dipsaconia bakewellii with Endophlaeus australis)
Generic Combinations
- Dipsaconia australis (Hope, 1843). —
Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [377]
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Species Dipsaconia pyritosa Pascoe, 1860
- Dipsaconia pyritosa Pascoe, F.P. 1860. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Journal of Entomology 1: 98-132 pls v-viii [Date published Oct. 1860] [124].
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Genus Ganyme Pascoe, 1869
- Ganyme Pascoe, F.P. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3(13): 29–45, pl. x [Date published Jan. 1869] [32].
Type species:
Ganyme howittii Pascoe, 1869 by monotypy.
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Species Ganyme demarzi (Kulzer, 1964)
Generic Combinations
- Ganyme demarzi (Kulzer, 1964). —
Lawrence, J.F. 1994. The larva of Sirrhas variegatus, sp. nov., with notes on the Perimylopidae, Ulodidae (stat. Nov.), Zopheridae and Chalcodryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(2): 329–349 [28 Jun. 1994] [346]
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Species Ganyme sapphira (Newman, 1842)
- Boletophagus sapphira Newman, E. 1842. List of insects collected at Port Phillip, New South Wales, by Edmund Thomas Higgins, Esq. (continued). The Entomologist 1(24): 401-405 [Date published Oct. 1842] [404].
- Ganyme howittii Pascoe, F.P. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3(13): 29–45, pl. x [Date published Jan. 1869] [33].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [378] (synonymised Ganyme howitti with Bolitophagus sapphira)
Generic Combinations
- Ganyme sapphira (Newman, 1842). —
Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [377]
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| 01-Jul-2020 | ULODIDAE | 16-Aug-2016 | MODIFIED | |
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- Ulodes tuberculatus Carter, H.J. 1926. Revision of Athemistus and Microtragus (Fam. Cerambycidae) with notes, and descriptions of other Australian Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51(4): 492–516 [15 Dec. 1926] [510].
Generic Combinations
- Ganyme tuberculatus (Carter, 1926). —
Lawrence, J.F. 1994. The larva of Sirrhas variegatus, sp. nov., with notes on the Perimylopidae, Ulodidae (stat. Nov.), Zopheridae and Chalcodryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(2): 329–349 [28 Jun. 1994] [346]
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Genus Meryx Latreille, 1807
Type species:
Meryx rugosa Latreille, 1807 by monotypy.- Rhyssopera Pascoe, F.P. 1860. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Journal of Entomology 1: 98-132 pls v-viii [Date published Oct. 1860] [98].
Type species:
Rhyssopera areolata Pascoe, 1860 by method unknown.Rhyssopera areolata Pascoe, 1860 by included Species.Rhyssoptera illota Pascoe, 1860 by included Species.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gerstaecker, A. 1862. Bericht über die wissenschaftlichen Leistungen im Gebiete der Entomologie wahrend des Jahres 1861. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 28: 273-571 [359] (synonymised Rhyssopera with Meryx)
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Species Meryx aequalis Blackburn, 1891
- Meryx aequalis Blackburn, T. 1891. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 14: 65-153 [Date published July 1891] [115].
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Species Meryx rugosa Latreille, 1807
- Rhyssopera areolata Pascoe, F.P. 1860. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Journal of Entomology 1: 98-132 pls v-viii [Date published Oct. 1860] [99].
- Rhyssopera illota Pascoe, F.P. 1860. Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part II. Journal of Entomology 1: 98-132 pls v-viii [Date published Oct. 1860] [99].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Blackburn, T. 1902. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 288-321 [318] (synonymised Rhyssopera areolata and Rhyssopera illota with Meryx rugosa)
- Carter, H.J. & Zeck, E.H. 1937. A monograph of the Australian Colydiidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62: 181-208 [199] (confirmed the work of Blackburn (1902))
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- Notocerastes Carter, H.J. 1926. Revision of the Australasian species of Anilara (Fam. Buprestidae) and Helmis (Fam. Dryopidae), with notes, and descriptions of other Australian Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51(2): 50–71 [1 Jul. 1926] [65].
Type species:
Notocerastes blackburni Carter, 1926 by monotypy.
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- Notocerastes blackburni Carter, H.J. 1926. Revision of the Australasian species of Anilara (Fam. Buprestidae) and Helmis (Fam. Dryopidae), with notes, and descriptions of other Australian Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 51(2): 50–71 [1 Jul. 1926] [66].
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Genus Phaennis Champion, 1894
- Phaennis Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [399].
Type species:
Phaennis fasciculata Champion, 1894 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
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Species Phaennis caelata Carter, 1937
- Phaennis caelata Carter, H.J. 1937. Some new Tenebrionidae in the South Australian Museum; together with notes and descriptions of other Australian Coleoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 61: 121-144, pls V, VIII [129–130].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, Forest Reefs, New South Wales.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
History of changes
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- Phaennis fasciculata Champion, G.C. 1894. On the Tenebrionidae collected in Australia and Tasmania by Mr. James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S., during the voyage of H.M.S. “Penguin,” with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894(2): 351-408 pl. 8 [Jun. 1894] [400].
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- Ulobostrichus Leschen, R.A.B., Escalona, H.E. & Elgueta, M. 2016. Phylogeny of the Gondwanan beetle family Ulodidae (Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 4138(3): 441–473 [450–451, figs 4E–G, 5F–I, 8E, 8N–P].
Type species:
Ulobostrichus monteithi Leschen & Escalona in Leschen et al., 2016 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
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- Ulobostrichus monteithi Leschen, R.A.B., Escalona, H.E. & Elgueta, M. 2016. Phylogeny of the Gondwanan beetle family Ulodidae (Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 4138(3): 441–473 [451–452, figs 4E–G, 5F–I, 8E, 8N–P].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (10–11-Apr-1966), “Dorrigo NP, via Dorrigo, New South Wales.
Paratype(s) QM numerous specimens (also in ANIC & NZAC), various localities in NSW and Qld.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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Genus Ulodes Erichson, 1842
- Ulodes Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [180].
Type species:
Ulodes verrucosus Erichson, 1842 by monotypy. - Ulodica Pascoe, F.P. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3(13): 29–45, pl. x [Date published Jan. 1869] [31].
Type species:
Ulodica hispida Pascoe, 1869 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carter, H.J. 1926. A check list of the Australian Tenebrionidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(3): 117–163 pls xvi-xvii [22 Feb. 1926] [119] (synonymised Ulodica with Ulodes)
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Species Ulodes hispidus (Pascoe, 1869)
- Ulodica hispida Pascoe, F.P. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3(13): 29–45, pl. x [Date published Jan. 1869] [32].
Generic Combinations
- Ulodes hispidus (Pascoe, 1869). —
Carter, H.J. 1926. A check list of the Australian Tenebrionidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(3): 117–163 pls xvi-xvii [22 Feb. 1926] [134]
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Species Ulodes verrucosus Erichson, 1842
- Ulodes verrucosus Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [181].
- Endophlaeus variicornis Hope, F.W. 1843. Continuation of a memoir containing descriptions of new species of Coleoptera from Port Essington, in New Holland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 357-361 [this work is often cited as appearing in 1842 in the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, pages 76-80, but these Proceedings, which reprinted the above paper, were actually not published until 1845 (I. Lansbury, pers. comm. 1987)] [357-361].
Secondary source:
Hope, F.W. 1845. Descriptions of some new species of Coleoptera from Adelaide in New Holland. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4: 100-113, pls VI-VII [100-113].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carter, H.J. 1926. A check list of the Australian Tenebrionidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(3): 117–163 pls xvi-xvii [22 Feb. 1926] [134] (synonymised Endophlaeus variicornis with Ulodes verrucosus)
History of changes
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| 01-Jul-2020 | ULODIDAE | 16-Aug-2016 | MODIFIED | |
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