Species Grossander major (Gross, 1965)
- Brentiscerus major Gross, G.F. 1965. A revision of the Australian and New Guinea Drymini (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15: 39-78 pls 3-7 [56].
Type data:
Holotype QM T6213 ♂, Lamington National Park, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM ♂; EUQ 4♂ 10♀, 1 immature sex unknown (3♀ located); NMV ♀; QM 2♂ 2♀ (publication does not indicate this deposition); SAMA I20,155–I20,157 3♀.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Atherton, Bloomfield River, Bulburin State Forest, Cunningham's Gap, Finch Hatton Gorge, Gordonvale, Kenilworth State Forest, Kilarney, Innisfail, Lamington National Park, Millaa Millaa, Mt Lewis, Mt Mee, Palmerston National Park, Springbrook, Tinaroo Dam, NSW—Bruxner Park, Dorrigo National Park, Mullumbimby, Upper Williams River, VIC—Ferntree.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Granivore (associated flora: Rondeletia sp. [RUBIACEAE]), subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, up-on-plants, volant.
General References
Cassis, G. & Gross, G.F. 2002. Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha). in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol. 27.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xiv 737 pp. [297] (first New Guinea record)
Gross, G.F. 1965. A revision of the Australian and New Guinea Drymini (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15: 39-78 pls 3-7 [57] (host)
Malipatil, M.B. 1977. Additions to the Drymini of New Zealand (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4: 177-182 [177, 181-182] (description, distribution)
Slater, J.A. 1975. On the biology and zoogeography of Australian Lygaeidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with special reference to the southwest fauna. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 14: 47-64 [59] (wing polymorphism)
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. [117] (catalogue)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 | RHYPAROCHROMIDAE | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-May-2022 | RHYPAROCHROMIDAE | 13-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | LYGAEOIDEA | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED |