Species Aulacosternum nigrorubrum Dallas, 1852
Cotton Plant Bug, False Stainer
- Aulacosternum nigrorubrum Dallas, W.S. 1852. List of the Specimens of Hemipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London : Taylor & Francis Part 2 369-592 pp. pls XII-XV. [504] [first introduced as Aulacosternum nigro-rubrum].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀, Australia (as New Holland).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Bentink Is., Bowen, Brisbane, Cunnamulla, Rockhampton, Townsville, NSW—Coonabarabran, Lightning Ridge, Mullaley, SA—Balcanoona, Everard Park, Lake Palankarinna, Serpentine Lakes, Sinclair Flat, Wilgena Hill, WA—Beverley, Roy Hill Station, Wyndham, NT—Charlotte Homestead, Harts Range,Huckitta district, Idracowra, Mataranka.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), 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), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Gossypium hirsutum L. [MALVACEAE] Cotton; Hibiscus rosasinensis L. [MALVACEAE] Shoe-flower), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Parasitised by Gyron hirsuticolis (Girault).
General References
Ballard, E. 1927. Cotton growing in Queensland. Part II. Pests of Cotton in Queensland. A Bulletin for farmers giving an account of the insect pests of cotton and their habits, and some measures for controlling them. Queensland Agricultural Journal 28: 589-614 [611] (cotton pest)
Ballard, E. 1927. Entomological problems of Queensland cotton growing. Empire Cotton Growers Review 4: 196-205 [196] (cotton pest)
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, 34, 59, 75, 81, 84 figs] (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 [933] (host plant, larvae, biology)
Naumann, I.D. & Steinbauer, M.J. 2001. Egg parasitoids of Australian Coreidae (Hemiptera). Australian Journal of Entomology 40: 9-16 [13] (parasitoid)
Schaefer, C.W. 1965. The morphology and higher classification of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Parts III. The families Rhopalidae, Alydidae, and Coreidae. Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 5: 1-76 [30, 34, 35, 7, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44] (morphology)
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 [73] (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)
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] (Cotton Plant 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 |