Species Piezodorus oceanicus (Montrouzier, 1864)
- Rhaphigaster oceanicus Montrouzier, P. 1864. Essai sur la faune entomologique de Kanala (Nouvelle-Calédonie) et description de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon ns 11: 46-257 [224].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, New Caledonia (as Nouvelle Calédonie). - Piezodorus grossi Staddon, B.W. 1997. A new shield-bug species Piezodorus grossi (Het.: Pentatomidae) from the Australasian region previously confused with P. hybneri (Gmelin). Journal of Natural History 31(12): 1859-1863 [1859] [primary junior homonym of Piezodorus grossi Ahmad, 1995].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Austral Is. (Rurutu Is.).
Paratype(s) BPBM 7♂; BMNH 3♂ 1♀. - Rhaphigaster extenuatus Walker, F. 1867. Catalogue of the Specimens of Heteropterous Hemiptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Scutata. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 241-417. [371].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Moreton Bay, QLD. - Piezodorus grossi Ahmad, I. 1995. A review of pentatomine legume bug genus Piezodorus Fieber (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae) with its cladistic analysis. Proceeding of the Pakistan Congress of Zoology 15: 329-358 [335].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kirkaldy, G.W. 1909. Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) with biological and anatomical references, lists of foodplants and parasites, etc. Prefaced by a discussion on nomenclature, and an analytical table of families. Cimicidae. Berlin : Felix L. Dames Vol. 1 xl 392 pp. [136] (summary of previously accepted synonymy, including Piezodorus hybneri (Fabricius, 1787) as valid name, with following junior synonyms: Cimex rubrofasciatus Fabricius, 1787, Cimex flavescens Fabricius, 1798, Rhaphigaster flavolineatus Westwood, 1837, Rhaphigaster virescens Amyot & Serville, Nezara pellucida Ellenrieder, 1862, Rhaphigaster oceanicus Montrouzier, 1865, Rhaphigaster extenuatus Walker, 1867 and Rhaphigaster pallescens Walker, 1868)
- Cassis, G. & Gross, G.F. 2002. Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha). in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol. 27.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xiv 737 pp. [526, 646] (synonymy of Rhaphigaster extenuatus, Piezodorus grossi Ahmad and Piezodorus grossi Staddon)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Bentinck Is., Bileola, Bowen, Brisbane, Bulburin, Cammoweal, Gatton, Finch Hatton, Mackay, Magnetic Is., Mornington Is., Mt Tamborine, Normanton, Rockhampton, Townsville, SA—Arkaroola, Blanchetown, Cooper Crossing, Coward Springs, Finke River, Levi Creek, Moolooloo, Myrtle Springs, New Kalamurina, WA—Marble Bar, Wyndham, NT—Darwin, MacArthur River, McDonnell Downs, Renner Springs, Uluru, Victoria River Downs.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Crotalaria sp. [FABACEAE]; Indigofera sp. [FABACEAE]; Lantana camara L. [VERBENACEAE]; Cucurbita sp. [CUCURBITACEAE]), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Parasitised by Cylindromyia rufifemur Paramanov, 1956 (Diptera: Tachinidae) and Aridelus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
General References
Coombs, M. & Khan, S.A. 1997. New host/parasitoid records for Australian Pentatomidae, Tachinidae and Braconidae. Australian Entomologist 24(2): 61-64 (parasitism)
Gross, G.F. 1976. Plant-feeding and Other Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia. Heteroptera. Adelaide : A.B. James Vol. 2 251-501 pp. [446] (misidentification as Piezodorus hybneri (Gmelin, 1790))
Staddon, B.W. & Ahmad, I. 1995. Species problems and species groups in the genus Piezodorus Fieber (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Natural History 29: 787-802 [799] (Australian populations possible new species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | PENTATOMIDAE | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 30-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Oct-2018 | Pentatominae | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Nov-2013 | Pentatominae | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED |