Species Austronecta australiensis (Chen, 1965)
- Micronecta australiensis Chen, L.-C. 1965. A revision of Micronecta of Australia and Melanesia (Heteroptera: Corixidae). Kansas University Science Bulletin 46: 147-165 [156].
Type data:
Holotype KU ♂, near Canberra, ACT.
Paratype(s) KU 16♂ 20♀; SAMA 3♂ 3♀.
Generic Combinations
- Austronecta australiensis (Chen, 1965). —
Tinerella, P.P. 2013. Taxonomic revision and systematics of continental Australian pygmy water boatmen (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixoidea: Micronectidae). Zootaxa 3623(1): 1-121 [7-14]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
VIC—Alexandra.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, arthropod-feeder, detritivore, diurnal, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, volant.
General References
King, I.M. 1976. Underwater sound production in Micronecta batilla Hale (Heteroptera: Corixidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 35-43 [35, 41-42] (stridulation)
Wróblewski, A. 1972. Supplementary notes on Australian Micronectinae (Heteroptera: Corixidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 42: 517-526 [519, 524] (description, list)
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