Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 64

Review of the type status of some Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) held by the Queensland Museum

Citation

Allsopp, P.G. & Koch, K. 2023. Review of the type status of some Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) held by the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 64: 273–304. https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.64.2023.2023-01

Accepted

5 July 2023

Published online

6 October 2023

Amended online

30 October 2023

Corrigendum: On page 294, for species Pterorthochaetes ‘politus’, a label was incorrectly identified as Pterorthochaetes ‘danielsi’. This has been amended.

Peer reviewed

Yes

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.64.2023.2023-01

Keywords

Geotrupidae, Lucanidae, Hybosoridae, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae, Scarabaeinae, Melolonthinae, Dynastinae, Cetoniinae, type specimens.

Abstract 

Where uncertainty is identified, the status of putative type specimens for 87 species group names of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) housed in the Queensland Museum is reviewed. This can relate to outdated concepts and terminologies used in the descriptions, names that were not subsequently published, or material that was seen by the authors of the species but not listed in the original publication. Specimens are identified by their registry labels, labels summarising any changes to their status were attached to each specimen, and the museum’s electronic registers were updated. Full label data are given to allow future recognition.