Species Aphanocephalus bimaculatus Lea, 1921
- Aphanocephalus bimaculatus Grouvelle, A. 1912. Etude sur les Aphanocephalus et descriptions d’espèces nouvelles. Notes from the Leyden Museum 34: 197–224.
Type data:
Lectotype NHM-UK ("Two specimens mounted on a single card, the left one is here designated as the lectotype, the right one is treated as a paralectotype" (Szawaryn, 2025).), Queensland, Bowen.
Paralectotype(s) NHM-UK.Subsequent designation references:
Szawaryn, K. 2025. Revision of the Australian species of Aphanocephalus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Discolomatidae). Zootaxa 5632(3): 401-440 [Date published 08 May 2025] [410]. - Aphanocephalus bimaculatus Lea, A.M. 1921. On Coleoptera, mostly from Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7(3): 182-240, pl. 13 [240] [junior homonym].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA 25-036252 ("Two specimens are mounted on a single card, the left one with “Ty” handwritten beneath it, is here designated as the lectotype, the right one is a paralectotype." (Szawaryn, 2025).).
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 25-036252.Subsequent designation references:
Szawaryn, K. 2025. Revision of the Australian species of Aphanocephalus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Discolomatidae). Zootaxa 5632(3): 401-440 [Date published 08 May 2025] [410]. - Aphanocephalus perlucidus John, H. 1941. Australische Notiophygidae (= Discolomidae) Col. 3 neue Species der Gattung Aphanocephalus Woll. Entomologishe Blätter 37(5/6): 191–194 [192].
Type data:
Status unknown, SDEI, Brisbane. - Aphanocephalus austerus John, H. 1941. Australische Notiophygidae (= Discolomidae) Col. 3 neue Species der Gattung Aphanocephalus Woll. Entomologishe Blätter 37(5/6): 191–194 [194].
Type data:
Lectotype SDEI 303904.
Paralectotype(s) SDEI 303905.Subsequent designation references:
Szawaryn, K. 2025. Revision of the Australian species of Aphanocephalus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Discolomatidae). Zootaxa 5632(3): 401-440 [Date published 08 May 2025] [410].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Szawaryn, K. 2025. Revision of the Australian species of Aphanocephalus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Discolomatidae). Zootaxa 5632(3): 401-440 [Date published 08 May 2025] [410] (Synonym and junior homonym for A. bimaculatus Lea, 1921. Synonyms for A. perlucidus John,1941 and A. austerus John, 1941.)
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Szawaryn, K. 2025. Revision of the Australian species of Aphanocephalus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Discolomatidae). Zootaxa 5632(3): 401-440 [Date published 08 May 2025] [414]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 | DISCOLOMATIDAE | 16-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr James Bickerstaff (ABRS) |
| 24-Sep-2010 | ADDED |