Species Amorbus rhombifer (Westwood, 1842)
- Physomerus rhombifer Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].
Type data:
Holotype OUM Hem. 287, Australia (as New Holland).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Brisbane, Cairns, Kuranda, Magnetic Is., NSW—Coonabarabran, NT—Darwin, Melville Is.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus amplifolia Naudin, 1891 [MYRTACEAE] Cabbage Gum; Angophora subvelutina F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]; Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
General References
Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (catalogue)
Kumar, R. 1965. Aspects of the morphology of Coreoidea and their value in its higher classification. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 76: 27-91 [28, 32] (morphology)
Kumar, R. 1966. Studies on the biology, immature stages, and relative growth of some Australian bugs of the superfamily Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 895-991 [908] (host plant)
Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [599] (host plant)
Stål, C. 1873. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en förteckning öfver aller hittills kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 3. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm n.f. 11(2): 1-163 [53] (list)
Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [15] (host plants, biogeography)
Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (distribution, list)
Waterhouse, D.F. & Gilby, A.R. 1964. The adult scent glands and scent of nine bugs of the superfamily Coreoidea. Journal of Insect Physiology 10: 977-987 (defensive secretions)
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 |