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Occurrence record: invertebrates:F53729

Preserved specimen of Mecyclothorax (Mecyclothorax) ambiguus (Erichson, 1842) recorded on 2005-08-08
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Supplied institution code "TMAG"
Collection Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "invertebrates"
Catalog number F53729
Occurrence ID TMAG: F053729
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by L.G. Forster  
Collector R. Bashford
Individual count 16.0
Life stage adult
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Pitfall trap]
Dataset / Survey name [Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection]

Event

Dataset / Survey name Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection  
Occurrence date 2005-08-08
Sampling protocol Pitfall trap  
End day of year 220
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 220

Taxonomy

Scientific name Mecyclothorax (Mecyclothorax) ambiguus
Original name usage Mecyclothorax ambiguus
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Carabidae
Genus Mecyclothorax
Species Mecyclothorax ambiguus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Erichson, 1842)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality Warra LTER site: Manuka Road: SST west forestry coupe WR008I
Latitude -43.0982
Supplied as: "-43.0982"
Longitude 146.677
Supplied as: "146.677"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision 0.0001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Tasmanian Southern Ranges
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Southern Ranges
    NRM Regions 2010 South
    NRM Regions 2017 South NRM Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 South NRM Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South NRM Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Tasmanian Southern Ranges
    IBRA 7 Regions Tasmanian Southern Ranges
    IBRA 7 Subregions Southern Ranges
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HUON RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Central Tasmania
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Derwent Valley
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Tasmania
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Tasmania
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Franklin
    Local Government Areas 2011 Huon Valley (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Huon Valley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 HUON VALLEY COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1233
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF TAS.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WILDERNESS - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (TAS.)
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FRANKLIN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CENTRAL TASMANIA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DERWENT VALLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TASMANIA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) FRANKLIN
    PSMA States (2016) TASMANIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Franklin (Huon)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Wilderness - East
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Tas.
    Local Government Areas 2023 Huon Valley
    Postal Areas 2021 7116
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Tasmania
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Wilderness - East
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Central Highlands (Tas.)
    Statistical Areas Level 4 South East
    Tourism Regions 2021 Hobart and the South
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Tall Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Multiple Use Forest
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt tall open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus tall open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 54500.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2488.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1408.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 424.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 242.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 256.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 38.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 465.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 11.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 53.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 19.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 11.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 2.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 7.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.07
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 21.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 15.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 8.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1453.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 442.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 69.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 239.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 24.417646 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 267.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 161.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 467.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 10.25 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 2.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 6.3333335 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.266666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.933333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 48.343082 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 308.9719
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 19.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 13.95 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 6.983333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.97
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 372.0 m