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Occurrence record: ANIC:25-044370

Preserved specimen of Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842 | Shiny Pasture Scarab recorded on 1970-12-01
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Dataset

Data partner Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
Data resource Australian National Insect Collection
Institution code Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Supplied institution code "CSIRO"
Collection Australian National Insect Collection
Supplied collection code "ANIC"
Catalog number 25-044370
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:CSIRO:Entomology:25-044370
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations whole body
Life stage Adult
License UNSPECIFIED
Rights holder CSIRO
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Organism quantity 5
Collection http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981

Event

Occurrence date 1970-12-01
End day of year 335
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 335

Taxonomy

Scientific name Scitala sericans
Identified to rank species
Common name Shiny Pasture Scarab
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Scarabaeidae
Genus Scitala
Species Scitala sericans
Name match metric exactMatch
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Scientific name authorship Erichson, 1842
Subfamily Melolonthinae
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Locality Grampians [The Grampians]
Latitude -37.13334
Supplied as: "-37.1333400000"
Longitude 142.5167
Supplied as: "142.5167000000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 25000.0
Georeference sources Gazetteer
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

infraorder Staphyliniformia
sub order Polyphaga
tribe Scitalini

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Grampians National Park
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Grampians
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Grampians
    GER Central Victorial Biolinks GER Central Victorial Biolinks
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Victorian Midlands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Greater Grampians
    NRM Regions 2010 Wimmera
    NRM Regions 2017 Wimmera
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Wimmera
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wimmera
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Victorian Midlands
    IBRA 7 Regions Victorian Midlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Greater Grampians
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Wimmera
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Gariwerd Non-Extinguishment Principle ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Wimmera
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Victoria exc. Melbourne
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Victoria
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Mallee
    Electorates March 2025 Mallee
    Local Government Areas 2011 Northern Grampians (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated N. Grampians - Stawell
    Local Government Areas 2023 Northern Grampians
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 654
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF VIC.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) STAWELL
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GRAMPIANS
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) WANNON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) WIMMERA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) WIMMERA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) VICTORIA EXC. MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LOWAN
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Lowan (Western Victoria)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Stawell
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Vic.
    Postal Areas 2021 3381
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Outer Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Victoria
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Stawell
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Grampians
    Statistical Areas Level 4 North West
    Tourism Regions 2021 Central Highlands
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 24292.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2588.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 666.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 252.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 92.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 39.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 96.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 252.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 15.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 45.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 13.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 24.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 8.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.51
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 8.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 671.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 245.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 25.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 91.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 38.32826 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 91.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 84.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 245.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 12.858334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 21.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 3.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 8.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.833333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 17.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 45.950157 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 398.58746
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 25.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 17.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 8.0 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.63
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 380.0 m