Species Megochterus occidentalis Baehr, 1990

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• Megochterus occidentalis Baehr, M. 1990. Revision of the genus Megochterus Jaczewski (Insecta: Heteroptera: Ochteridae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 197-203 [200].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM ♂, 3 km NE of Broke Inlet, E of Walpole, WA.
  Paratype(s) BMNH 8♂ 5♀; NMV; CREIGER; SAMA 2♂ ♀; WAM; ZSM.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SW coastal, WA; Albany, Kelmscott, near Nornalup.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, littoral, predator, swamp, volant.

 

General References

Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 2004. Australian Water Bugs. Their Biology and Identification (Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha). Entomonographen Denmark : Apollo Books Vol. 14 344 pp.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
30-Nov-2012		30-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
15-Aug-2012		15-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
20-Oct-2010		06-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)