Species Limnometra cursitans (Fabricius, 1794)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cimex cursitans Fabricius, J.C. 1794. Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis [sic], locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tom. 1. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. xx 330 pp. [129].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH (Banks coll.) ♂, Australia (as Nova Hollandia).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Big Creek, Brown River, Iron Range, Laradeenya, Lockerbie (new records, Polhemus, J.T., pers. comm.), also Melanesia—Papua New Guinea.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Cape York Peninsula (CYP)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Semiaquatic.

 

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.

Banks, C.S. 1909. Rhynchota Palawanica, Part I: Heteroptera. Philippine Journal of Science 4: 553-593 pls I-II [583] (description)

Fabricius, J.C. 1803. Systema Rhyngotorum secundum ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae : Carolum Reichard x 314 pp. emmendanda. [259] (nov. comb. as Hydrometra cursitans)

Hungerford, H.B. & Matsuda, R. 1958. The Tenagogonus-Limnometra complex of the Gerridae. Kansas University Science Bulletin 39: 371-457 [413] (description)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1896. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome III. Hétéroptères Tingidae, Phymatidae, Aradidae, Hebridae, Hydrometridae, Henicocephalidae, Reduvidae, Saldidae, Apophilidae, Ceratocombidae, Cimicidae, Anthocoridae. Berlin : R. Friedländer & Fils 275 pp. [60] (catalogue)

Lundblad, O. 1933. Zur Kenntnis der aquatilen und semiaquatilen Hemipteren von Sumatra, Java und Bali auf Grund des Materials der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition, nebst Revision einiger anderer, indoaustralischer Arten. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 12: 1-195, 263-489 [371] (description)

Stål, C. 1868. Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 1. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 7(1): 1-148 [131] (nov. comb. as Limnometra cursitans)

 

History of changes

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