Species Austrotichus rugosus Gross, 1975
- Austrotichus rugosus Gross, G.F. 1975. Plant-feeding and Other Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia. Heteroptera. Adelaide : A.B. James Vol. 1 250 pp., 3 colour pls. [84].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I20,400 ♂, Port Lincoln, SA.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀; SAMA I20,401–I20,404, I20,600 4♀.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
VIC—Kiata, WA—Dedari, Perth, Ravensthorpe.
IBRA
SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Allocasuarina pusilla (Macklin) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Dwarf Sheoak; Allocasuarina humilis (Otto & A.Dietr.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Dwarf Sheoak), litter, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.
General References
McDonald, F.J.D. & Cassis, G. 1984. Revision of the Australian Scutelleridae Leach (Hemiptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 32: 537-572 [544, 545 figs 17-22] (description, genitalia)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 04-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |