
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Britton, EB 
T1  - A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Melolonthinae) genus Liparetrus
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series
JO  - Aust. J. Zoo. Supps.
Y1  - 1980
VL  - 28
IS  - 76
SP  - 1
EP  - 209
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJZS076 
N2  - The third part of the revision of Australian Scarabaeidae : Melolonthinae deals with the genus Liparetrus of the tribe Liparetrini. Tribe and genus are defined and a key to the 239 valid species is provided. The following 111 new species are described: Liparerrus adelus, aethiops, albipennis, albosetosus, amplus, andersoni, arenosus, argenteus, armstrongi, ascius, assitus, atrox, aulax, bakeri, bellarus, cantrelli, carnabyi, carnei, carpentariae, eastaneus, cerinus, cinnameus, cognarus, collessi, comes, commoni, crassus, dixoni, Jinitimus, flavidus, flavopictus, fumosus, furfurosus, gilvus, glauerti, halei, hattanus, hilli, hirpex, imbricatus, ithonus, jubatus, karallus, karinus, kiatanus, kungarus, laciniatus, limbatus, luridus, luteus, medius, merredinensis, merus, micros, mimus, minimus, minusculus, minutus, monartus, newmani, nigrifrons, obesus, opacus, orestes, orsinus, ovipennis, pandus, parvus, paryphus, paulus, pauxillus, pectinatus, periosus, pezus, pholiotus, pimbus, plautus, politus, pulvereus, pusillus, pygmaeus, quinquelobatus, reburrus, robustus, rubrus, satanus, seclusus, septuosus, squamipennis, squamosus, stygius, tanami, tatakus, tenebrosus, teres, trichotus, trivialis, tulanus, dingus, umbrosus, uptoni, urbulus, validus, vastus, vespertinus, vestjensi, vicinus, villosus, wanamarus, waningus, wilsoni.  The following new synonymy is established (synonym first): Liparetrus trichosternus Lea = L. lepidopygus Lea; L. nigroumbratus Blackburn = L. vestitus Blanchard; L. picipennis Macleay = L. striatus Blanchard; L. glabratus Burmeister = L. striatus Blanchard; L. ovatusMacleay = L. striatus Blanchard; L. leai Blackburn = L. brevipes Blackbum; L. vicarius Blackbum = L. sylvicola Fabricius; L. juvenis Blackburn = L. sylvicola Fabricius; L. bilobus Lea = L. pallidulus (Macleay); L. caviceps Blackbum = L. convexior Macleay; L. ubiquirosus Macleay = L. curtulus Burmeister; L. pilosus Macleay = L. fulvohirtus Macleay; L. rufiventris Macleay = L. fulvohirtus Macleay; L. villosicollis Macleay = L. fulvohirtus Macleay; L. comatus Macleay = L. fulvohirtus Macleay; L. mitchelli Macleay = L. fulvohirtus Macleay; L. adelaidae Blackburn = L. fulvohirtus Macleay; L. majorinus Lea = L. kennedyi Macleay; L. nitidipennis Macleay = L. ater Macleay; L. gagaticeps Macleay = L. monticola (Fabricius); L. blanchardi Blackburn = L. monticola (Fabncius); L. longipilis Lea = L. puer Blackburn; L. tarsalis Lea = L. lugens Blackburn; L. ruberculatus Lea = L. gracilipes Blackburn; L. holosericeus Macleay = L. iridipennis Germar; L. acutangulus Lea = L. convexiusculus Macleay; L. insignis Lea = L. germari Macleay; L. callosus Macleay = L. marginipennis Blanchard; L. nigriclavus Lea = L. laevis Blanchard; L. irregularis Lea = L. rubicundus Macleay; L. melaleucae Lea = L. bituberculatus Macleay; L. piliceps Lea = L. bituberculatus Macleay; L. clypealis Lea = L. opacicollis Macleay; L. mysticus Blackbum = L. globulus Macleay; L. apicalis Lea = L. semicastaneus Lea; L. micans Macleay = L. atriceps Macleay; L. fallax Blackburn = L. atriceps Macleay; L. assimilis Macleay = L. discipennis Gutrin-Mdneville; L. canescens Macleay = L. discipennis Gudrin-Mtneville; L. puncticeps Lea = L. discipennis Gutrin-Mtneville; L. albovillosus Lea = L. lanaticollis Macleay; L. basicollis Lea = L. laetus Blackbum; L. obtusidens Macleay = L. atratus Burrneister; L. intermedius Lea = L. atratus Burrneister; L. striatipennis Macleay = Automolius poverus Blanchard. 
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