Species Blaena tamasi Lis, 1999
- Blaena tamasi Lis, J.A. 1999. Blaena tamasi sp. n. from Western Australia, the first species of Cydnidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with staphylinoid wing modification. European Journal of Entomology 96: 53-55 [53].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Treen Brook State Forest, WA.
Paratype(s) HNHM 6 specimens
Comment: 5♂3♀ paratypes designated.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Gleneagle State Forest.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, litter, open forest, root-feeder, temperate, terrestrial.
General References
Lis, J.A. & Heyna, J. 2001. Revision of the Australian genus Blaena (Heteroptera: Cydnidae). European Journal of Entomology 98: 321-350 [345] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Aug-2012 | 15-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |