Species Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
- Arocatus continctus Distant, W.L. 1906. Oriental Heteroptera. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 50: 405-417 [410].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Eppawela, Sri Lanka (as Eppawala, Ceylon).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 3♂.Subsequent designation references:
Slater, A. 1978. Taxonomic notes on Lygaeinae from Australia and neighboring areas (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 71: 854-858 [856]. - Graptostethus parvus Distant, W.L. 1918. Contributions to a further knowledge of the Rhynchotal Family Lygaeidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 2: 173-179, 257-270, 416-424, 486-492 [422].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Townsville, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Slater, A. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the Lygaeinae of Australia (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 52: 301-481 [316]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Caloundra, Mackay, NT—Mt Olga; Afrotropical distribution possible introduction from Oriental Region.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Aposematic, arboreal, diurnal, granivore (associated flora: Nerium oleander L. [APOCYNACEAE] Oleander; Gomphocarpus sp. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]), gregarious, subtropical, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
On seed pods.
General References
Bhasin, G.D. 1953. A systematic catalogue of the main identified entomological collection at the forest research institute, Dehra Dun. Indian Forest Leaflet 15: 102-117 [109]
Chatterjee, N.C. 1937. [Entomology]. Indian Forest Records ns 3: 105-121 [111] (host plants)
Distant, W.L. 1910. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 5 xii 362 pp. [10] (description, Oriental Region)
Hargreaves, H. 1948. List of Recorded Cotton Insects of the World. London : Harrison & Sons Ltd 50 pp. [309] (list)
Lamborn, W.A. 1914. The agricultural pests of the southern provinces, Nigeria. Bulletin of Entomological Research 5: 197-214 [213] (host plants, ecology)
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [20, 55] (catalogue)
Slater, J.A. & O'Donnell, J.E. 1995. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960–1994). New York : New York Entomological Society xv 410 pp. [3] (catalogue)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | LYGAEOIDEA | 04-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED |