Genus Tentegia Pascoe, 1873
- Tentegia Pascoe, F.P. 1873. Additions to the Australian Curculionidae. Part V [continued]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History iv 12(70): 278-286 [Date published Oct. 1873] [284].
Type species:
Tentegia favosa Pascoe, 1873 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML) ; NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU) ; NT, Qld, WA: MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mount Isa Inlier (MII) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Escalona, H.E., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R. 2023. A dung-beetle imposter: revision of the Australian weevil genus Tentegia Pascoe and the dung-rolling behaviour of Tentegia stupida (Fabricius) (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Cryptorhynchini). Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 73(1): 111–151 (Redescription of genus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2023 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Aug-2010 | ADDED |