Anoplognathus chloropyrus [SEP] parent taxon
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
Anoplognathus chloropyrus, commonly known as the brown- or golden-brown Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia, being common in coastal Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, the Great Dividing Range and the Murray-Darling river basin.
History.
Belgian naturalist Auguste Drapiez described the species in 1819 as "Rutela chloropyra", reporting that it was found in summer in Australia. French naturalist Jean Baptiste Boisduval described "Anoplognathus nitidulus" in 1835. The latter name was
- "Anoplognathus boisduvalii"
- "Anoplognathus brevicollis"
- "Anoplognathus brunnipennis"
- "Anoplognathus chloropyrus"
- "Anoplognathus concolor"
- "Anoplognathus daemeli"
- "Anoplognathus flindersensis"
- "Anoplognathus hirsutus"
- "Anoplognathus macalpinei"
- "Anoplognathus macleayi"
- "Anoplognathus montanus"
- "Anoplognathus multiseriatus"
- "Anoplognathus narmarus"
- "Anoplognathus nebulosus"
- "Anoplognathus olivieri"
- "Anoplognathus pallidicollis"
- "Anoplognathus parvulus