Subspecies Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant, 1911)
Banana Spotting Bug
- Pendulinus lutescens Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [581].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Mackay, QLD. - Amblypelta semifulva Blöte, H.C. 1935. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part II. Coreinae, first part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 18: 181-227 [215].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH, Macklot, Timor.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brown, E.S. 1958. Revision of the genus Amblypelta Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 49: 509-541 pl. xviii [509]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Torres Strait Ils (Banks Is., Murray Is., Thursday Is.), Byfield, Cairns, Redlynch, NT—Darwin.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, frugivorous, herbivore (associated flora: Musa paradisiaca L. [MUSACEAE] Banana; Phaseolus sp. [FABACEAE] Bean; Pisonia brunoniana Endl. [NYCTAGINACEAE] Bird-Lime Tree; Cocos nucifera L. [ARECACEAE] Coconut; Passiflora suberosa L. [PASSIFLORACEAE] Corky Passion Flower; Passiflora subpeltata Ortega [PASSIFLORACEAE] Corky Passion Flower; Gossypium hirsutum L. [MALVACEAE] Cotton; Annona reticulata L. [ANNONACEAE] Custard Apple; Ficus carica L. [MORACEAE] Fig; Plumeria rubra L. [APOCYNACEAE] Frangipani; Passiflora quadrangularis L. [PASSIFLORACEAE] Granadilla; Guioa semiglauca (F.Muell.) Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE] Guioa, Wild Quince; Macadamia ternifolia F.Muell. [PROTEACEAE] Macadamia Nut; Mangifera indica L. [ANACARDIACEAE] Mango; Morus nigra L. [MORACEAE] Mulberry; Xanthium occidentale Bertoloni [ASTERACEAE] Noogoora Burr; Passiflora edulis Sims [PASSIFLORACEAE] Passionfruit; Carica papaya L. [CARICACEAE] Pawpaw, Papaya; Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. [BROMELIACEAE] Pineapple; Ficus aspera G.Forst [MORACEAE] Rough Leaved Fig; Annona squamosa L. [ANNONACEAE] Sugar Apple; Melia dubia Cav. [MELIACEAE] White Cedar; Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne [CAESALPINIACEAE] Yellow Flame Tree; Anacardium occidentale L. [ANACARDIACEAE] cashew nut; Cucurbita sp. [CUCURBITACEAE]; Fortunella sp. [RUTACEAE]; Malpighia sp. [MALPIGHIACEAE]; Codiaeum sp. [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Psidium guajava L. [MYRTACEAE]; Manihot esculenta Crantz [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]), sap-feeder, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Feed on fruits, stems and petioles, causes premature fruit fall, parasitised by Anastatus sp. nr. pentatomiridvorus Girault (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), Oenocyrtus caurus Huang & Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Gyron reticulatum (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae).
General References
Brimblecombe, A.R. 1948. Fruit-spotting bug as a pest of the Macadamia or Queensland nut. Queensland Agricultural Journal 67: 206-211 (host plants, biology, pest of Macadamia nuts)
Brown, E.S. 1958. Injury to cacao by Amblypelta Stål (Hemiptera: Coridae) with a summary of food-plants of species of the genus. Bulletin of Entomological Research 49: 543-554 pls XIX-XXI [548] (pest)
Caleca, V. 1990. Revision of the pentatomum-group of the genus Gyron Haliday, with description of three new species: Gyron chinchillae, G. paupese and G. tropicale (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). Frustula Entomologica 13: 113-138 [130] (parasitoid)
Carayon, J. 1972. Caractères systématiques et classification des Anthocoridae [Hemipt.]. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France ns 8(2): 309-349 (hosts, biology)
Distant, W.L. 1912. An enumeration of the Rhynchota collected during the Expedition of the British Ornithologists' Union to Central Dutch New Guinea. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1911: 591-604 pl. XLIX [596] (Irian Jaya)
Distant, W.L. 1914. Report on the Rhynchota collected by the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 20: 335-360 pl. XXXIV [340] (description)
Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [339] (bionomics)
Naumann, I.D. & Steinbauer, M.J. 2001. Egg parasitoids of Australian Coreidae (Hemiptera). Australian Journal of Entomology 40: 9-16 [12-14] (parasitoids)
Phillips, J.S. 1941. A search for parasites of dasynine bugs in the Netherlands Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 91: 119-144 [143, 144] (biology, host plants, parasites)
Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [601] (host plant)
Veitch, R. 1926. Report of the Chief Entomologist. Queensland Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture and Stock 1925–1926: 135-138 [135] (pest)
Veitch, R. 1927. Report of the Chief Entomologist. Queensland Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture and Stock 1926–1927: 69-73 [69] (pest)
Common Name References
Naumann, I. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. Common and Scientific Names for Insects and Allied Organisms of Economic and Environmental Importance. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications v 200 pp. [Date published 31/12/1993] [150] (Banana Spotting Bug)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | COREIDAE | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 31-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |