Atherion elymus was reported from 19 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 18 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan south to northern Queensland, Australia. Has been collected close to the islands in Micronesia, Melanesia, Fiji and New Guinea.
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Table 1: Present in 18 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 37816
Oceania Fiji FJI native 9760
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 9760
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 13236
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9760
Asia Philippines PHL native 37816
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Christmas I. CXR questionable 30874

Table 4: Reported from 19 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 37816
Asia Christmas I. CXR questionable 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 9760
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 9760
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 13236
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9760
Asia Philippines PHL native 37816
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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