Introduction

The Coreidae are a cosmopolitan family of coreoid bugs that are found in all major zoogeographic regions. The family comprises about 267 genera and 1884 species (Schuh & Slater 1995, Henry 2009). They are most diverse in the tropical regions of the world and are sometimes referred to as leaf-footed bugs, squash bugs or pod bugs. The Australian coreid fauna is composed of two subfamilies, 10 tribes, 46 genera and 92 species, of which 25 genera and 64 species are endemic.

Leach (1815) first recognised the coreids as a family-group. Alternative infrafamilial classifications have been proposed (Cassis & Gross 2002: Table 9). Stål (1867, 1872, 1873) first established an intrafamilial classification which has remained the foundation of most subsequent classifications. Miller (1954) erected the Agriopocorinae as a new subfamily for autapomorphic taxa restricted to Australia. Schaefer (with others) (1965–1983) in reviewing coreoid systematics recognised five subfamilies: Pseudophloeinae, Meropachyinae, Hydarinae and Coreinae (the latter defined as a paraphyletic group—Acantholybas group and remainder).

China & Miller (1959) indicated that some coreid tribes should be raised to subfamily. Kumar (1965) recognised the Agriopocorini and Colpurini as subfamilies. Ahmad (1970) raised four coreine tribes (Colpurini, Hydarini, Phyllomorphini and Procamptini) to subfamily rank based on Eastern Hemisphere taxa. Schuh & Slater (1995) recognised four subfamilies, accepting the Agriopocorini as a subfamily and giving tacit support to Ahmad's arrangement. Brailovsky & Cassis (1999a) relegated the Agriopocorini to a tribe of Coreinae because its diagnostic characters are found in the remainder of the nominotypical subfamily. In the Catalogue, we accept the following subfamilial classification: Coreinae, Pseudophloeinae and Meropachyinae. The latter subfamily is restricted to the Neotropical Region.

The tribal classification of the Coreinae is in a confused state. The tribal arrangements proposed by key workers are given in Table 9 (Stål 1873—18 tribes, Schaefer 1965—21, Schuh & Slater 1995—30 tribes). Schuh & Slater (1995) reported that only the Coreini and Hydarini are found in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. They also suggested that the monophyly of some tribes is questionable. Packauskas (1994) provided an intrafamilial classification of the coreid fauna of the Western Hemisphere and a key to these taxa; there is no modern equivalent for the Eastern Hemisphere. In the Catalogue, we have mostly accepted Schaefer's (1965) tribal classification of the Coreinae, aside from Acantholybas Breddin, which we place in the Colpurini. In Table 9, we list our tribal classification and recognise nine tribes from Australia.

Dolling (1986) recognised two tribes in the Pseudophloeinae, the nominotypical tribe and the Clavigrallini. This arrangement has been followed by all subsequent authors and is maintained in the Catalogue.

Since the work of Stål (1867–1873) there have been few notable bibliographic works concerning the Coreidae. Lethierry & Severin (1894) catalogued the world fauna. Regional catalogues include those of Froeschner (1981; Ecuador, 1988; Nearctic Region, 2000; Panama) and Dolling (2006; Palaearctic). Stonedahl & Dolling (1991) listed key taxonomic works. Gross (1963) revised the Micronesian fauna which has relevance to the Australian fauna. Moulet (1995) revised the Mediterranean fauna, and included descriptions, ecological notes and host associations.

The coreids of Australia are moderately diverse and are found in all States and territories. They are most diverse in the tropical and subtropical regions. Carver et al. (1991) reviewed the Australian fauna. Until recently, the Australian Coreidae were poorly understood and there were few synthetic works. Brailovsky and co-workers (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999a, 1999b, 2001a) have partially rectified this shortfall by producing revisionary work on the Acanthocorini, Agriopocorini, Colpurini, and Hydarini.

The Coreinae are represented in Australia by eight tribes (Acanthocorini, Amorbini, Anisoscelini, Colpurini, Dasynini, Gonocerini and Mictini) that are native to Australia, and 40 genera and 82 species. Species of Chelinideini were introduced into Australia from North America to control the prickly pear.

The Acanthocorini contains nine genera (Schuh & Slater 1995, Brailovsky 2007), distributed mostly in the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions (Stål 1873). Three species are found in coastal north Queensland. These include two species of Pomponatius Distant (Brailovsky & Monteith 1998) and the monotypic genus Turrana Distant.

The Agriopocorini is an endemic Australian tribe that is broadly distributed across temperate Australia. Brailovsky & Cassis (1999a) revised the fauna, recognising five genera and eight species. The greatest diversity of this group occurs in the south-western floristic province of Western Australia. Miller (1954) and Štys (1967) also provided contributions on their taxonomy and morphology.

The Amorbini comprises 10 genera (Schuh & Slater 1995; Brailovsky & Monteith 1998; Brailovsky & Cassis 1999b) and is restricted to the Australian Region. Nine genera and 25 species are recorded from Australia, of which eight genera and 20 species are endemic. The majority of species belong to the Eucalyptus-inhabiting genus Amorbus Dallas (14 species). Steinbauer (1995) in an unpublished part of a thesis revised the genus and suggested that further synonymy is required. Brailovsky & Monteith (1998) and Brailovsky & Cassis (1999b) described two new genera and four new species; Brailovsky (2001b) established a new monotypic genus, Mirabilamorbus Brailovsky.

The Anisoscelini (=Anisoscelidini, see Packauskas 1994 for justification of name emendation) is a mostly Western Hemisphere tribe composed of nine genera (Schuh & Slater 1995). The pest species, Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius), is found in all zoogeographic regions and is known in eastern Australia from New South Wales to the Torres Strait Islands. It is also known from Christmas Island. Osuna (1984) divided the genus Leptoglossus Guérin into five genera, transferring L. gonagra to Fabrictilis Osuna. Packauskas & Schaefer (2001) rejected these taxonomic decisions and proposed new synonymy for the genus. Their arrangement was followed by Cassis & Gross (2002).

The Chelinideini is a monogeneric tribe, native to the Neotropical Region (Schuh & Slater 1995). Three species of Chelinidea Uhler (C. canyona Hamlin, C. tabulata (Burmeister) and C. vittiger Uhler) were introduced into Australia to control prickly pear. These species were released at multiple sites in Queensland and New South Wales in the 1920s and later recaptured (Dodd 1940). The current status of these species is not known. Herring (1980) reviewed the systematics of this genus.

The Colpurini is broadly distributed in the Eastern Hemisphere, but most diverse in the Oriental Region. The Colpurini of Australia comprises 12 genera (8 endemic) and 21 species (15 endemic) and is primarily a tropical group, with 14 species found in Queensland. Brailovsky (1993) revised the Australian fauna and described four new genera and seven new species, as well as giving the first record of Acanthotyla Stål from Australia. Brailovsky & Barrera (1996) revised the Sciophyrus-complex and described a further two new species from Australia. Brailovsky (1996) and Steinbauer & Clarke (1996) revised Acantholybas Breddin (2 species). Dolling (1987) revised the genus Agathyrna Stål and recorded A. praecellens Stål from Australia. The most speciose genera are Grosshygia Brailovsky (6 species), Sciophyrella Brailovsky (3 species) and Weirhygia Brailovsky (Australian endemic with 4 species). Brailovsky (2001) described many of these taxa and provided a key to the colpurine species of Australia.

The Dasynini is a diverse Eastern Hemisphere tribe of 16 genera (Schuh & Slater 1995). The Australian fauna is composed of five genera and 10 species, of which three genera and five species are endemic. The tribe has had little modern taxonomic attention and the identity of some taxa is obscure. Brown (1958) revised the fruit-spotting-bugs, Amblypelta Stål, and reported three species from Australia. Donaldson (1983) also revised the Australian members of the genus. Brailovsky (2006) described two new species of Dasynus Burmeister from Australia.

The Gonocerini is found throughout the Eastern Hemisphere and is composed of seven genera. The group is represented in Australia by three genera (Cletomorpha Mayr and Cletus Stål) and eight species (five endemic), three of them recently have been described by Brailovsky (2007). Blöte (1935) gave distributional details for these taxa, and Zheng & Chen (1998) gave a revision and cladistic analysis of the Chinese species of Cletus, suggesting that the genus has a Gondwanan origin.

The Hydarini is an Eastern Hemisphere taxon comprising eight genera (Schuh & Slater 1995). Brailovsky (1994) revised the Oriental fauna and recognised seven genera and four species. Subsequently, Brailovsky (1997) recorded the tribe from Australia for the first time, describing a new species, Hydarella weiri Brailovsky, from tropical Northern Territory. He suggested that this species is closely related to a species from the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia).

The Mictini is the most diverse tribe of coreines in the Eastern Hemisphere (O'Shea & Schaefer 1980) and contains 48 genera (Schuh & Slater 1995). The tribe is represented in Australia by three genera (Mictis Leach, Pternistria Stål and Canungrantmictis Brailovsky) and six species, among which Mictis caja Stål, M. difficilis Brailovsky & Barrera Canungrantmictis morindana Brailovsky are endemic to Australia. Flanagan (1994) reviewed the distribution of Mictis profana (Fabricius), which is found in all Australian States and territories, except Tasmania.

The Pseudophloeinae, a circumtropical subfamily, are mostly found in the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. The subfamily comprises 28 genera and 166 species (Dolling 1978, 1986; Schuh & Slater 1995). Only the Clavigrallini is found in Australia. Dolling (1978) revised the Clavigrallini, reporting four species from Australia: Clavigralloides acantharis (Fabricius) and C. spinosus Dolling, and Gralliclava australiensis Dolling and G. insularia Dolling. These species are confined in Australia to tropical Queensland and Northern Territory. Both of the aforementioned species of Clavigralloides Dolling also occur extralimitally, in Melanesia or Melanesia and the Oriental Region.

The biology of the Coreidae was summarised by Schuh & Slater (1995) and Mitchell (2000). Mitchell reported that most species are phytophagous, although occasional coprophagy is known (Steinbauer 1996). Mitchell also provided detailed information about the bionomics of important pest species, including the Australian species, Amblypelta lutescens Distant, A. nitida (Stål), Leptoglossus gonagra, Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood), Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) and Mictis profana (Fabricius). Globally, coreids cause significant loss of grain legumes, cucurbit crops, and soft fruits and nuts. They are known to feed on plant vessels as well as reproductive parts (Kumar 1966).

Schaefer & Mitchell (1983) listed the known host plants (all subclasses of angiosperms) of the Coreidae, providing host records for over 200 coreid species. Many of the pest species are polyphagous and some higher taxa show a pattern of association (e.g. Mictini with Fabaceae). Australian coreids are known from a broad range of hosts and feed on lower angiosperms, monocots and eudicots. They are most common on rosid (Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Myrtaceae and Rutaceae) and asterid (Solanaceae) eudicotyledonous angiosperms.

Amorbus is one of the few Heteropteran taxa that has successfully exploited Eucalyptus. Steinbauer et al. (2002) have analysed the host plants and biogeography of Amorbus, and found that species endemism of the bugs and their hosts are correlated. Species of Amorbus are known to feed on apical shoots causing tip-wilting (Kumar 1966; Mitchell 2000). Steinbauer and co-workers (1995, 1997a, 1997b, 1998, 1999) have published extensively on the biology of Amorbus obscuricornis and Gelonus tasmanicus. Steinbauer et al. (1998) established that the larvae of A. obscuricornis prefer coppiced plants. Brailovsky & Monteith (1998) described the biology of Kurrajongia Brailovsky & Monteith. The two species of this genus feed on subspecies of Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl) and exhibit aggregative behaviour.

The biology of the Agriopocorinae is not well known. Agriopocoris species have been collected on the ground and on Acacia species (Brailovsky & Cassis 1999a). Kumar (1966) reported that they feed on the sap of a variety of plants in the laboratory and did not regard them as granivores or fructivores. However, one of us [GC] has found them on the ground in association with fallen seeds. The enigmatic species Tylocryptus egenus Horváth, feeds on the foliage of Allocasuarina species (Casuarinaceae) and its cylindrical-shaped body resembles the needle-like leaves of its hosts.

Kumar (1966) reviewed the biology of species of Amorbus, Mictis, Aulacosternum Dallas, Pachycolpura Breddin and Agriopocoris Miller. He described the life stages, feeding and egg-laying behaviour, and host associations. Naumann & Steinbauer (2001) reviewed the egg parasitoids of coreoids.

Diagnosis

Coreids are generally medium-sized to very large bugs, and vary considerably in body form, ranging from ovoid to parallel-sided in shape. Many species are robust. The head is diagnostic for the family, with the bucculae extended beyond the antennifers. The external efferent system of the metathoracic glands has a small, sometimes raised peritreme. The hemelytra contain a subcostal vein and the membrane has numerous veins. The legs are relatively thick, often with the metafemora incrassate and sometimes with the tibiae flattened. The abdomen has the eighth and ninth paratergites separated from the tergites. The abdominal venter contains two trichobothria on sterna II and three on sterna III to VII. The abdominal spiracles are ventral. The ovipositor is plate-like. (Dolling 1991; Schaefer 1965; Slater 1982; Schuh & Slater 1995)

Diagnosis References

Dolling, W.R. 1991. The Hemiptera. Oxford : Oxford University Press ix 274 pp.

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

Schuh, R.T. & Slater, J.A. 1995. True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Classification and Natural History. Ithaca : Cornell University Press xii 336 pp.

Slater, J.A. 1982. Hemiptera. pp. 417-447 in Parker, S.P. (ed.). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. New York : McGraw Hill Book Co.

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Ahmad, I. 1970. Some aspects of the female genitalia of Hygia Uhler 1861 (Coreidae: Colpurinae) and their bearing in classification. Pakistan Journal of Science 2(2): 235-243

Blöte, H.C. 1935. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part II. Coreinae, first part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 18: 181-227

Brailovsky, H. 1993. A revision of the tribe Colpurini from Australia (Hemiptera-Heteroptera-Coreidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 35-60

Brailovsky, H. 1994. Revision of the tribe Hydarini in the Oriental region (Hemiptera, Heteroptera: Coreidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 24: 383-390

Brailovsky, H. 1996. On the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Insecta: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Colpurini), with description of one new species from Java. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 65(4): 393-399

Brailovsky, H. 1997. First record of the tribe Hydarini in Australia with the description of a new species of Hydarella Bergroth (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 36: 225-228

Brailovsky, H. 2001. A further contribution to the Australian systematics of the tribe Colpurini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77: 79-89

Brailovsky, H. 2001. A new genus and species of Amorbini from Australia (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae), with a key to the known genera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 109(2): 206-213

Brailovsky, H. 2006. Two new species of Dasynus Burmeister (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Dasynini) from Australia. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 75(1): 73-81

Brailovsky, H. 2007. A revision of the tribe Gonocerini from Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Zootaxa 1530: 1-18

Brailovsky, H. & Barrera, E. 1996. Revisión del complejo Sciophyrus (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Colpurini). Folia Entomologica Mexicana 96: 15-106

Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999a. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321

Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999b. New genus and new species of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1): 69-74

Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1998. A new genus of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia, with two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2): 379-385

Brown, E.S. 1958. Revision of the genus Amblypelta Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 49: 509-541 pl. xviii

Carver, M., Gross, G.F. & Woodward, T.E. 1991. Hemiptera (bugs, leafhoppers, cicadas, aphids, scale insects, etc.) [with contributions by Cassis, G., Evans, J.W., Fletcher, M.J., Hill, L., Lansbury, I., Malipatil, M.B., Monteith, G.B., Moulds, M.S., Polhemus, J.T., Slater, J.A., Štys, P., Taylor, K.L., Weir, T.A. & Williams, D.J.]. pp. 429-509 in CSIRO (ed.). The Insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press Vol. 1 xiii 542 pp.

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.

China, W.E. & Miller, N.C.E. 1959. Check-list and keys to the families and subfamilies of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 1-45

Dodd, A.P. 1940. The Biological Campaign Against Prickly-pear. Brisbane : A.H. Tucker, Government Printer ii 177 pp. 1 pl. 1 map.

Dolling, W.R. 1978. A revision of the Oriental pod bugs of the tribe Clavigrallini (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 36: 281-321

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Dolling, W.R. 1987. A mimetic coreid bug and its relatives (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of Natural History 21: 1259-1271

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Donaldson, J.F. 1983. The Australian species of Amblypelta Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22: 47-52

Flanagan, G.J. 1994. The Australian distribution of Mictis profana (F.) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and its life cycle on Mimosa pigra L. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 33: 111-114

Froeschner, R.C. 1981. Heteroptera or true bugs of Ecuador: a partial catalog. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 1981(322): iv 1-147

Froeschner, R.C. 1988. Coreidae. pp. 69-92 in Henry, T.J. & Froeschner, R.C. (eds). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden : E.J. Brill xix 958 pp.

Froeschner, R.C. 2000. True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Panama: A synoptic catalog as a contribution to the study of Panamanian biodiversity. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 62: ii 1-393

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Packauskas, R.J. & Schaefer, C.W. 2001. Clarification of some taxonomic problems in Anisoscelini and Leptoscelini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 103: 249-256

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Schaefer, C.W. 1968. The morphology and higher classification of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera): Part IV. The Acanthocephala–group and the position of Stenoscelidea Westwood (Coreidae). Occasional Papers of the University of Connecticut (Biological Sciences) 1: 153-199

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History of changes

History of changes

History of changes

• Pomponatius Distant, W.L. 1904. Rhynchotal notes. XXII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 13: 263-276 [265].

  Type species:

   Pomponatius typicus Distant, 1904 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

General References

Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1996. A new species of Pomponatius Distant from Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Acanthocorini). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(2): 205-210 [205] (description)

History of changes

• Pomponatius luridus Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1996. A new species of Pomponatius Distant from Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Acanthocorini). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(2): 205-210 [206].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T13987 ♂, Mt Moffatt N[ational] P[ark], East Branch, Maranoa R[iver] (Top Moffatt) Camp, QLD.
  Paratype(s) UNAM 1♂ 2♀; QM T1388-90 1♂ 2♀; EUQ 4♂ 4♀; ANIC 4♂ 6♀; AM 1♂ 1♀; NTM 1♂; DPIQM 1♀; ABCL 1♂ 1♀; UCR.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Brisbane, Biggenden, Brisbane, Kingaroy, Levers Plateau, Mt Garnet district, Mt Moffatt National Park, Mt Tamborine, Mullet Creek, St George, NSW—Sydney, NT—Edith Falls, Rivertree.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Bracelet Honey-myrtle; Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don [MYRTACEAE] Drooping Bottlebrush; Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree), subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Feed on new plant growth.

History of changes

• Pomponatius typicus Distant, W.L. 1904. Rhynchotal notes. XXII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 13: 263-276 [266].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Townsville, QLD.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Acacia Ridge, Archerfield, Baldwin Swamp Fauna Reserve, Brisbane, Burpengary, Crystal Falls, Goodwood, Jardine River Crossing, Kuranda, Lockerbie district, Teewah Creek, Townsville, Tully, NSW—Buladelah, Hat Head, NT—Bathurst Is., Daly River distict, Leila Lagoon, Mudginbarry Homestead district, Nitmiluk National Park.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake [MYRTACEAE] Broad Leaved Paperbark; Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. [MYRTACEAE] Broad leaved Paperbark; Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don [MYRTACEAE] Drooping Bottlebrush; Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel [MYRTACEAE] Paperbark Barked Teatree; Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree; Leptospermum sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree; Banksia aemula R.Brown [PROTEACEAE] Wallum Banksia; Melaleuca dealbata S.T.Blake [MYRTACEAE]; Callistemon sp. [MYRTACEAE]), subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Feed on new plant growth.

General References

Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1996. A new species of Pomponatius Distant from Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Acanthocorini). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(2): 205-210 [208] (diagnosis, distribution)

Cassis, G. 1993. A report on the Heteroptera and Dermaptera from the survey of Cape York Peninsula. pp. 109–123 in, Cape York Peninsula Scientific Expedition Wet Season 1992 Report. Volume 1. Fortitude Valley : The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland vii 295 pp. [111] (Cape York)

Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [383] (bionomics)

History of changes

• Postleniatus Brailovsky, H. 2007. New genus and species of Acanthocorini (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Coreidae : Coreinae) from Australia. Entomological News 118(2): 173-178 [173].

  Type species:

   Postleniatus glycosmisus Brailovsky, 2007 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

History of changes

• Postleniatus glycosmisus Brailovsky, H. 2007. New genus and species of Acanthocorini (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Coreidae : Coreinae) from Australia. Entomological News 118(2): 173-178 [176].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM ♂, Glycosmis Bay, WA.
  Paratype(s) QM.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

History of changes

• Turrana Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [579].

  Type species:

   Turrana abnormis Distant, 1911 by monotypy.

  Secondary source:

   Tatarnic, N.J. & Cassis, G. 2022. Turrana ejuncida, a new species of Acanthocorini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Cape Range, Western Australia, with discussion of its systematic position and host plant associations. Zootaxa 5092(1): 085–096.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

History of changes

• Turrana abnormis Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [580].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Townsville, QLD.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Mornington Is., NT—Darwin, Coomalie Creek, Daly River, Maria Is., Roper River, WA—Derby.

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

History of changes

• Turrana ejuncida Tatarnic, N.J. & Cassis, G. 2022. Turrana ejuncida, a new species of Acanthocorini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Cape Range, Western Australia, with discussion of its systematic position and host plant associations. Zootaxa 5092(1): 085–096.
  Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A20136D2-9CD7-4AA4-A564-CDDDA1276CEB

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM E106179 ♂, Cape Range NP, WA [22.169844°S 113.940834°E].
  Paratype(s) WAM WAME106178, WAME106180 2♀, same data as holotype; UNSW 4♂, 2♀, same data as holotype; WAM WAME109822, WAME109823 2 ♂, Cape Range National Park, Charles Knife Canyon Road, on ridge [22.09672ºS 114.005872ºE].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cape Range National Park, WA

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

History of changes

History of changes

• Agriopocodemus Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [314].

  Type species:

   Agriopocodemus inexspectatus Brailovsky & Cassis, 1999 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

History of changes

• Agriopocodemus inexspectatus Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [315].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM ♂, Officer Basin, NE of Streich Mound, Great Victoria Desert, WA.
  Paratype(s) UNAM ♀.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Cryptozoic, flightless, ground dweller, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial.

History of changes

• Agriopocoris Miller, N.C.E. 1954. A new sub-family and new genera and species of Australian Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 78: 233-240 [234].

  Type species:

   Agriopocoris froggatti Miller, 1954 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

General References

Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [296] (description)

History of changes

• Agriopocoris chadwicki Miller, N.C.E. 1954. A new sub-family and new genera and species of Australian Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 78: 233-240 [235].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂, Mt Wanyambilli, NSW.
  Paratype(s) ASCU ♀.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Mt Glorious, NSW—Booti Booti National Park, Cutler's Pass district, Gilgurry State Forest, Harrington district, Mt Kaputar, Mt Kosciuszko, Myall Lakes National Park, Nadgee, Upper Tubrabucca, Valery, Washpool National Park.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, cryptozoic, flightless, ground dweller, herbivore (associated flora: Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle; Monotoca elliptica (Sm.) R.Br. [ERICACEAE] Tree Broom-heath), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial.

General References

Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [304] (description)

Štys, P. 1967. On the morphology and taxonomy of Agriopocorinae (Heteroptera, Coreidae). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 61: 25-38 [26, 37] (note, morphology)

History of changes

• Agriopocoris dollingi Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [307].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM ♂, Maylands, Perth, WA.
  Paratype(s) UNAM 1♂ 1♀; WAM 3♀.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

WA—Booragoon Lake, Capel, Willagee.

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

Arboreal, cryptozoic, ground dweller, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Wing polymorphism (macroptery, microptery, aptery).

History of changes

• Agriopocoris froggatti Miller, N.C.E. 1954. A new sub-family and new genera and species of Australian Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 78: 233-240 [234].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂, Sydney, NSW.
  Paratype(s) ANIC ♀.
• Agriopocoris dimorpha Štys, P. 1967. On the morphology and taxonomy of Agriopocorinae (Heteroptera, Coreidae). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 61: 25-38 [26].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, Inman Valley, SA.
  Paratype(s) SAMA ♀.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [305]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Brisbane district, NSW—Mt Tomah, Richmond Range State Forest, ACT—Honeysuckle Creek, VIC—Stawell, SA—Baird Bay, Belair Bay, Bordertown, Coorong National Park, Kangaroo Is., Lucindale, Mt Lofty, Myponga, Taralap Station, WA—Albany district, Greenough, Gum Lagoon, Woodman's Point.

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, cryptozoic, ground dweller, herbivore (associated flora: Acacia longifolia sophorae (Labill.) Court [FABACEAE] Coast Wattle; Acacia pycnantha Benth. [FABACEAE] Golden Wattle; Acacia maidenii F.Muell. [FABACEAE] Maiden's Wattle; Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér [MYRTACEAE] Messmate; Eucalyptus stellulata Sieber [MYRTACEAE]), litter, sap-feeder, soil dweller, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

In soil and litter under Eucalyptus obliqua, wing polymorphism (macroptery, microptery, aptery).

General References

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, 39, 62, 79, 81, 83, 85] (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 [943-949] (host plant, larvae, biology)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [596] (host plant)

Štys, P. 1967. On the morphology and taxonomy of Agriopocorinae (Heteroptera, Coreidae). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 61: 25-38 [26, 37] (note, morphology)

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)

History of changes

• Agriopocoris porcellus Miller, N.C.E. 1954. A new sub-family and new genera and species of Australian Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 78: 233-240 [236].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, ASCU ♂, Southport, QLD.
• Agriopocoris macilentus Miller, N.C.E. 1954. A new sub-family and new genera and species of Australian Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 78: 233-240 [237].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, Gomersal (as New Mecklenburg), SA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [306]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Blackdown Tableland, Bulburin State Forest, Canungra, Stanthorpe, NSW—Deua River National Park.

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Cryptozoic, herbivore (associated flora: Acacia decurrens Willd. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle), sap-feeder, subtropical, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Wing polymorphism (macroptery, microptery, aptery).

General References

Štys, P. 1967. On the morphology and taxonomy of Agriopocorinae (Heteroptera, Coreidae). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 61: 25-38 [26-37] (separate species, morphology)

History of changes

• Agriopocoscelis Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [311].

  Type species:

   Agriopocoscelis elongatus Brailovsky & Cassis, 1999 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

History of changes

• Agriopocoscelis elongatus Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [313].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂, 17 km W of Brandt Highway on Green Head Road, 350 m, WA [30°03.659‘S 115°08.490‘E].
  Paratype(s) AMNH 1♂ 1♀; UNAM 1♀; WAM 1♂.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

WA—Julimar State Forest, York.

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

Arboreal, cryptozoic, flightless, ground dweller, herbivore (associated flora: Allocasuarina humilis (Otto & A.Dietr.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Dwarf Sheoak; Calothamnus sanguineus Labill. [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, terrestrial.

History of changes

• Agriopocostella Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [309].

  Type species:

   Agriopocostella rugulosa Brailovsky & Cassis, 1999 by original designation.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

History of changes

• Agriopocostella rugulosa Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [310].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, 34 km W of Vokes Hill junction, SA [28°33'S 130°22'E].
  Paratype(s) SAMA 1♀; UNAM 1♀.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

WA—Leonora district.

IBRA

SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Cryptozoic, flightless, ground dweller, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, under stones.

History of changes

• Tylocryptus Horváth, G. 1932. Les Prionotyliens, une sous-famille des Coréides (Hemiptera-Heteroptera). Livre du Centennaire, Société d'Entomologie Français 1932: 139-148 [146].

  Type species:

   Tylocryptus egenus Horváth, 1932 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), 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)

General References

Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [316] (description)

Štys, P. 1967. On the morphology and taxonomy of Agriopocorinae (Heteroptera, Coreidae). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 61: 25-38 [36] (diagnosis, classification, transferred to Agriopocorinae)

History of changes

• Tylocryptus egenus Horváth, G. 1932. Les Prionotyliens, une sous-famille des Coréides (Hemiptera-Heteroptera). Livre du Centennaire, Société d'Entomologie Français 1932: 139-148 [147].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNH 2 specimens, Sydney, NSW (as Sydney, Australie).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

NSW—Booti Booti National Park, Sydney, SA—Cann River district, SA—Belair.

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), 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)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, cryptozoic, herbivore (associated flora: Allocasuarina verticillata (Lam.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Drooping She-Oak; Allocasuarina paludosa (Sieber ex Spreng.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Scrub Sheoak; Allocasuarina simulans L.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE]; Allocasuarina muelleriana (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE]), sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Wing polymorphism (submacroptery, brachyptery).

General References

Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. Revision of the tribe Agriopocorini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). The Canadian Entomologist 131: 293-321 [319] (description)

Štys, P. 1967. On the morphology and taxonomy of Agriopocorinae (Heteroptera, Coreidae). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 61: 25-38 [25, 26, 36, 37] (morphology, classification)

History of changes

History of changes

• Acroelytrum Mayr, G. 1865. Diagnosen neuer Hemipteren. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 15: 429-446 [432].

  Type species:

   Acroelytrum muricatum Mayr, 1865 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [83]

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 [51] (list)

History of changes

• Acroelytrum muricatum Mayr, G. 1865. Diagnosen neuer Hemipteren. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 15: 429-446 [432].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB (depository uncertain), Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Townsville, Shiptons Flat.

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [84] (description)

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 [51] (list)

History of changes

• Amorbus 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. [408].

  Type species (included species):

   Amorbus alternatus Dallas, 1852; Amorbus hirticulus Dallas, 1852; Coreus rubiginosus Guérin, 1831; Physomerus angustior Westwood, 1842; Physomerus obscuricornis Westwood, 1842; Amorbus abdominalis Dallas, 1852; Physomerus rhombeus Westwood, 1842; Physomerus rhombifer Westwood, 1842; Amorbus discolor Dallas, 1852

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

General References

Gross, G.F. 1972. A revision of the species of Australian and New Guinea shield bugs formerly placed in the genera Poecilometis Dallas and Eumecopus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with description of new species and selection of lectotypes. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 15: 1-192 [2] (note)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [85] (description)

Stål, C. 1865. Hemiptera Africana. Holmiae : Norstedtiana Vol. 2 181 pp. [2] (diagnosis)

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 [51] (diagnosis)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 (biogeography)

History of changes

• Amorbus abdominalis 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. [410].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Kangaroo Is., SA.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SA—Buckleboo, Kangaroo Is.Mindarie, Mt Greenly, Mt Lofty, Mylor, Murray River, Yeelanna, WA—Beverley.

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

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 [53] (list, distribution)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (list, distribution)

History of changes

• Amorbus alternatus 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. [408].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia.
• Amorbus planus Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [42].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 2 specimens, Australia.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Distant, W.L. 1900. Rhynchotal notes. VII. Heteroptera: Fam. Coreidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 6: 366-380 [376]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Bowen, Brisbane, Lake Moondarra, Nangram Lagoon, NSW—Apsley Falls, Broken Hill, Scopes Range, Wentworth, VIC—Baddaginnie, SA—Aroona Dam, Balcanoona, Bethany, Burra, Glenunga, Hawker district, Mitcham, Myponga, Salisbury, Tea Tree Gully, NT—Areyonga, Moolooloo, Standley Chasm.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus blakelyi Maiden, 1917 [MYRTACEAE] Blakely's Red Gum; Eucalyptus drepanophylla F.Muell. ex Benth., 1867 [MYRTACEAE] Grey Ironbark; Eucalyptus acmenoides Schauer, 1843 [MYRTACEAE] White Mahogany), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Parasitised by Anastatus sp. nr. redini (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae).

General References

Bergroth, E. 1913. Supplementum Catalogi Heteropterorum Bruxellensis II. Coreidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Colobathristidae, Neididae. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 22: 125-183 [135] (catalogue)

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (list)

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, 73, 84] (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 [908] (host plants, larvae, biology)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Naumann, I.D. & Steinbauer, M.J. 2001. Egg parasitoids of Australian Coreidae (Hemiptera). Australian Journal of Entomology 40: 9-16 [12] (parasitoid)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [598] (host plant)

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 [52] (description)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [6] (host plants, biogeography)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41, 42] (catalogue, key)

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)

History of changes

• Physomerus angustior Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM Hem. 284 ♂, Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia

IBRA

NSW, SA: Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree), sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

General References

Froggatt, W.W. 1902. Notes on Australian Hemiptera. (Plant Bugs). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 13: 318-324 1 colour pl. [321] (note)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [87] (description)

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 [53] (list)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (list)

Common Name References

Froggatt, W.W. 1902. Notes on Australian Hemiptera. (Plant Bugs). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 13: 318-324 1 colour pl. [321] (Red Gum-bush Bug)

History of changes

• Amorbus atomarius 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 [52].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NHRM ♂ ♀ specimens, Sydney, NSW; Bowen (as Port Denison), QLD.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Bowen, Dalby, NSW—Sydney.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [11] (biogeography)

History of changes

• Amorbus biguttatus 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 [52].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHRM, Bowen (as Port Denison), QLD.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Kuranda, NT—Darwin.

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., 1832 [MYRTACEAE] River Red Gum; Eucalyptus miniata Cunn. ex Schauer [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Parasitised by Chrysochalcissa olivacea Girault (Hymenoptera: Torymidae).

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Naumann, I.D. & Steinbauer, M.J. 2001. Egg parasitoids of Australian Coreidae (Hemiptera). Australian Journal of Entomology 40: 9-16 [10] (parasitoid)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [11] (host plants, biogeography)

History of changes

• Physomerus bispinus Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) OUM Hem. 288 3 specimens, Australia (as New Holland); RMNH 1 specimen (label data as "Swan River"), Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

WA—Bibra Lake, Fernindale, North Dandelup, Manjimup, Warren River, Wilga State Forest, Yelverton.

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

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus marginata Donn ex Smith [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

General References

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (distribution)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

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 [53] (list)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [11] (host plant, biogeography)

History of changes

• Amorbus damelus Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [576].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

History of changes

• Amorbus hirticulus 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. [409].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

NSW—Woodenbong.

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

General References

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (catalogue)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

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 [53] (catalogue)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (list)

History of changes

• Physomerus obscuricornis Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) OUM Hem. 286 2 specimens (label data as "Van Diemens Land"), Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

NSW—Apsley Falls, Glencoe, Lawson, Little Hartley, Mt Brown, TAS—Burnie, Hobart, Launceston, Maria Is., Strahan, SA—Aldgate, Kangaroo Is., Kuitpo, Mt Lofty, Mylor, Myponga, Swanport.

IBRA

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), 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), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus dives Schauer, 1843 [MYRTACEAE] Blue Peppermint; Eucalyptus fastigata H.Deane & Maiden, 1897 [MYRTACEAE] Brown Barrel; Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. [MYRTACEAE] Manna Gum; Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Spreng. [MYRTACEAE] Snow Gum; Eucalyptus maculata Hook., 1844 [MYRTACEAE] Spotted gum; Eucalyptus ovata Labill. [MYRTACEAE]; Eucalyptus rossi R.Baker & H.G.Smith [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Feed on juvenile foliage of Eucalyptus species, parasitised by Xenoencyrtus hemipterus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Leptus sp. (Acarina: Erythraeodae) and tachinid species, preyed upon by spiders (Agyrodes sp., Achaearanea sp., theridiid species and Dolophones sp.).

General References

Bashford, R. 1992. Observations on the life history of two sap-feeding coreid bugs and their impact on growth of plantation eucalypts. Tasforests 4: 87-93 (biology)

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (list)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [86] (description, list)

Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [374] (bionomics)

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 [53] (list)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1996. A note on manna feeding by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 30(8): 1185-1192 (biology)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1996. Notes on extra-phytophagous food sources of Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Dindymus versicolor (Herrich-Schaeffer) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae). Australian Entomological Magazine 23(4): 121-124 (coprophagy)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1997. Seasonal phenology and development biology of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 45(1): 49-63 (biology)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1997. The incidence and relative abundance of Amorbus obscuricornis and Gelonus tasmanicus (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in southern Tasmania and their performance on selected Eucalyptus species. Australian Journal of Zoology 45(6): 631-649 (biology, host plants)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1998. Seasonal fluctuations in bodyweight, lipid content and the starvation-longevity of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 37: 90-96 (physiology)

Steinbauer, M.J., Clarke, A.R., Paterson, S.C. 1998. Changes in eucalypt architecture and the foraging behaviour and development of Amorbus obscuricornis (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 88: 641-651 (biology)

Steinbauer, M.J., Taylor, G.S. & Madden, J.L. 1997. Comparison of damage to Eucalyptus caused by Amorbus obscuricornis and Gelonus tasmanicus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 82: 175-180 (feeding damage)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [14] (host plants, biogeography)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1995. Xenoencyrtus hemipterus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of Coreidae (Hemiptera) in Tasmania. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 34: 63-64 (parasitoid)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1998. Field observations of dispersion, mating and development of Amorbus obscuricornis(Westwood) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 37: 155-157 (biology)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Davies, N.W. 1995. Defensive secretions of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood), A. rubiginosus (Guérin-Méneville) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 34: 75-78 (defensive secretion)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (list)

History of changes

• Physomerus rhombeus Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [10].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM Hem. 289 ♂ (label data as "Melville Island"), Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Brisbane, Cairns, Expedition Range, Horn Is., Kuranda, Magnetic Is., Maryborough, Mt Garnet, Mt Tamborine, Palm Is., Torres Strait Ils (Prince of Wales Is.), NSW—Sydney, WA—Goose Hill Creek, Lake Argyle, NT—Daly River, Darwin, Groote Eylandt, Melville Is.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder (associated flora: Oryza sativa L. [POACEAE] Rice), subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Feeding on panicles of rice.

General References

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (distribution)

Distant, W.L. 1901. Revision of the Rhynchota belonging to the family Coreidae in the Hope Collection at Oxford. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(1): 325-335 pls 29-30 [329] (taxonomy)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [86] (description)

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 [53] (list)

Szent-Ivany, J.J.H. & Catley, A. 1960. Host plant and distribution records of some insects in New Guinea and adjacent islands. Pacific Insects 2: 255-261 [256] (distribution and host plant)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (distribution, list)

History of changes

• Physomerus rhombifer Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM Hem. 287, Australia (as New Holland).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Brisbane, Cairns, Kuranda, Magnetic Is., NSW—Coonabarabran, NT—Darwin, Melville Is.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus amplifolia Naudin, 1891 [MYRTACEAE] Cabbage Gum; Angophora subvelutina F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]; Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (catalogue)

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, 32] (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 [908] (host plant)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [599] (host plant)

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 [53] (list)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [15] (host plants, biogeography)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (distribution, 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)

History of changes

• Amorbus robustus Mayr, G. 1865. Diagnosen neuer Hemipteren. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 15: 429-446 [432].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB (depository uncertain), Sydney, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Bluff, Bowen, Brisbane, Burnett River, Cape Bedford, Cairns, Charleville, Chinchilla, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Marduroo Waterhole, Maryborough, Miles, Oxley, Torres Strait Ils (Thursday Is.), NSW—Coonabarabran, Scopes Range, SA—Reedy Creek, WA—Wyndham, Windjana Gorge, NT—Dingo Hole Dam, Georgina Downs, Lake Downs, Roper River.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), 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), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), 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), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell., 1859 [MYRTACEAE] Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark; Eucalyptus albens Benth., 1867 [MYRTACEAE] White Box; Eucalyptus melliodora Cunn. ex Schauer [MYRTACEAE]; Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Collected amongst young shoots of Eucalyptus species.

General References

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (catalogue)

Froggatt, W.W. 1902. Notes on Australian Hemiptera. (Plant Bugs). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 13: 318-324 1 colour pl. [322 fig. 20] (description, biology)

Horváth, G. 1900. Hemiptera. in Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8: 629-642 [634] (description, distribution)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [85] (description)

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, 39, 43] (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 [52] (key)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [17] (host plants, biogeography)

Tillyard, R.J. 1926. The Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Angus & Robertson Ltd 560 pp. 42 pls. [147] (note)

Tryon, H. 1892. Zoology of British New Guinea, II Hemiptera. Annals of the Queensland Museum 2: 13-24 [22] (New Guinea)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (key)

Common Name References

Froggatt, W.W. 1902. Notes on Australian Hemiptera. (Plant Bugs). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 13: 318-324 1 colour pl. [322] (Common Gum-tree Bug)

History of changes

• Amorbus rubicundus Stål, C. 1860. Hemiptera. Species novas descripsit. pp. 219–298 in, Konglika Svenska Fregattens Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden, under Befal af C.A. Virgin åren 1851–1853. III Zoologi, Insekter. Stockholm : Norstedt. [232].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NHRM ♂ ♀ specimens, Sydney (as Sidney).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

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 [53] (list)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (key, list)

History of changes

• Coreus rubiginosus Guérin, F.É. 1831. Iconographie du règne animal de G.Cuvier, ou représentation d'après nature de l'une des espèces les plus remarquables et souvent non encore figurées de chaque genre d'animaux; pouvant servir d'atlas à tous les traités de Zoologie. Paris : J.B. Baillière pl. 55 unknown. [pl. 55 fig. 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP, Port Jackson, NSW (as port Jackson, Nouvelle-Hollande).

  Type locality references:

  Guérin-Méneville, F.É. 1838. Pt 2 Div. 1 ch. xiii Insectes. pp. 57-302 in Duperrey, L.J. (ed.). Voyage Autour du Monde, Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille, Pendant les Années 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825. Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie. Paris : Bertrand. [173].
• Physomerus affinis Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) OUM Hem. 283 3 specimens, Australia (as New Holland).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [410]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Atherton, Brisbane, Maryborough, Moreton Bay, Oxley, Palm Is., Somerset, Stanthorpe, Torres Strait Ils (Mabuiag Is., Prince of Wales Is., Thursday Is.), NSW—Dorrigo, Coonabarabran, Forest Reefs, Sydney, ACT—Canberra, VIC—Ararat, Dobie, Moe, SA—Belair, Glenunga, Klemzig, Mt Finke, Mt Lofty, Myponga, Murray River, Yeelana, WA—Beverley, Kundip, Kununoppin, Mandurah, Mt Barrow, Mullewa, Myrup, Stirling Ranges, Wickepin, Yelverton, NT—Amaroo Station, Darwin, Groote Eylandt.

IBRA

ACT, 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), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), 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), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), 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: Eucalyptus bridgesiana R.T.Baker, 1898 [MYRTACEAE] Apple Box; Eucalyptus gamophylla F.Muell., 1878 [MYRTACEAE] Blue-leaved Mallee; Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell [MYRTACEAE] Dwarf Apple; Eucalyptus tetragona (R.Br.) F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE] Mealy Gum; Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., 1832 [MYRTACEAE] River Red Gum; Eucalyptus microcarpa (Maiden) Maiden [MYRTACEAE] Western Grey Box; Eucalyptus pilularis Smith [MYRTACEAE]), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Blöte, H.C. 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, third part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 275-308 [286] (catalogue, distribution)

Horváth, G. 1900. Hemiptera. in Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8: 629-642 [635] (description, Torres Strait Ils)

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 [908, 915] (host plant, larvae, biology)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

Mayr, G. 1866. Hemiptera. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wällerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. I. Abtheilung. B. Wien : Karl Gerold's Sohn 1-204 pls I-V. [86] (description)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [599] (host plant)

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 [53] (list)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [17] (host plants, biogeography)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Davies, N.W. 1995. Defensive secretions of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood), A. rubiginosus (Guérin-Méneville) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 34: 75-78 (defensive secretions)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [41] (key, 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)

History of changes

• Physomerus subserratus Westwood, J.O. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. II. London : J.C. Bridgewater 26 pp. [9].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM Hem. 285, Melville Is.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Distant, W.L. 1901. Revision of the Rhynchota belonging to the family Coreidae in the Hope Collection at Oxford. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(1): 325-335 pls 29-30 [328] (description)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [24] (catalogue)

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 [53] (list)

History of changes

• Aulacosterjanus Brailovsky, H. 2002. Two new genera and five new species of Malaysian and Australasian Coreidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Reichenbachia 34(2): 241-255 [248].

  Type species:

   Aulacosterjanus serrulatus Brialovsky, 2002 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

History of changes

• Aulacosterjanus serrulatus Brailovsky, H. 2002. Two new genera and five new species of Malaysian and Australasian Coreidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Reichenbachia 34(2): 241-255 [254].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, Serpentine Lakes, SA [28 30'S 129 00'E].
  Paratype(s) SAMA; AM; CAS.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

History of changes

• Cneius Stål, C. 1865. Hemiptera Africana. Holmiae : Norstedtiana Vol. 2 181 pp. [4].

  Type species:

   Cneius dentipes Stål, 1866 by subsequent monotypy, see Stål, C. 1866. Analecta hemipterologica. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 10: 151-172 [160].

Distribution

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [25] (catalogue)

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 [51] (diagnosis)

History of changes

• Cneius dentipes Stål, C. 1866. Analecta hemipterologica. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 10: 151-172 [160].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NHRM, N Australia (as Australia borealis).

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

N Australia, no exact locality.

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [25] (catalogue)

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, 36, 38, 39, 40] (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 [53] (list)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [201] (list)

History of changes

• Gelonus Stål, C. 1865. Hemiptera Africana. Holmiae : Norstedtiana Vol. 2 181 pp. [3].

  Type species:

   Amorbus discolor Dallas, 1852 (=Syromastes tasmanicus Le Guillou, 1841) by subsequent monotypy, see Stål, C. 1866. Analecta hemipterologica. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 10: 151-172 [158].

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), 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), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

General References

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [25] (catalogue)

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 [51] (diagnosis)

History of changes

• Syromastes tasmanicus Le Guillou, E.J.F. 1841. Description des Hémiptères nouveaux qu'il à recueillis pendant son voyage de circumnavigation sur la corvette la Zélée. Revue de Zoologie, Paris 4: 260-263 [263].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP ♀, Hobart, TAS.
• Amorbus discolor 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. [411].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [53]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

NSW—Canowindra, VIC—Cowes, Hanging Rock, Kewell, Orchard Creek, Turtons Track, ACT—Mt Aggie, TAS—Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Launceston, Marrawah, Ulverstone, SA—Kangaroo Is., Williamstown.

IBRA

ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), 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), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, predator, sap-feeder (associated flora: Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. [MYRTACEAE] Manna Gum; Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Spreng. [MYRTACEAE] Snow Gum; Eucalyptus dalrympleana Maiden, 1920 [MYRTACEAE] White Gum; Eucalyptus perriniana F.Muell. ex Rodway [MYRTACEAE]; Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér [MYRTACEAE]; Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), temperate, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Parasitised by Xenoencyrtus hemipterus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Leptus sp. (Acarina: Erythraeodae) and tachinid species, preyed upon by spiders (Agyrodes sp. and Achaearanea sp., theridiid species and Dolophones sp.), amongst leaf litter beneath Eucalyptus nitens (Deane & Maiden) Maiden, occasional coprophagy.

General References

Bashford, R. 1992. Observations on the life history of two sap-feeding coreid bugs and their impact on growth of plantation eucalypts. Tasforests 4: 87-93 (biology)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [25] (catalogue)

Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [377] (bionomics)

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, 36, 41, 43] (morphology)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1996. Notes on extra-phytophagous food sources of Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Dindymus versicolor (Herrich-Schaeffer) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae). Australian Entomological Magazine 23(4): 121-124 (coprophagy)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1997. Seasonal phenology and development biology of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 45(1): 49-63 (biology)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1997. The incidence and relative abundance of Amorbus obscuricornis and Gelonus tasmanicus (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in southern Tasmania and their performance on selected Eucalyptus species. Australian Journal of Zoology 45(6): 631-649 (biology, TAS)

Steinbauer, M.J. 1998. Seasonal fluctuations in bodyweight, lipid content and the starvation-longevity of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 37: 90-96 (physiology)

Steinbauer, M.J., Taylor, G.S. & Madden, J.L. 1997. Comparison of damage to Eucalyptus caused by Amorbus obscuricornis and Gelonus tasmanicus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 82: 175-180 (feeding damage)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [5] (host plants, biogeography)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1995. Xenoencyrtus hemipterus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of Coreidae (Hemiptera) in Tasmania. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 34: 63-64 (parasitoid)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Davies, N.W. 1995. Defensive secretions of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood), A. rubiginosus (Guérin-Méneville) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 34: 75-78 (defensive secretion)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [42] (list)

History of changes

• Kormijirania Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. New genus and new species of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1): 69-74 [69].

  Type species:

   Kormijirania parva Brailovsky & Cassis, 1999 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Kormijirania magna Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. New genus and new species of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1): 69-74 [71].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM ♀, Mackay, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

History of changes

• Kormijirania parva Brailovsky, H. & Cassis, G. 1999. New genus and new species of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1): 69-74 [74].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, Cairns district, QLD.
  Paratype(s) SAMA ♀.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

History of changes

• Kurnaina Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [578].

  Type species:

   Kurnaina tridens Distant, 1911 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN)

History of changes

• Kurnaina tridens Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [579].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Hermannsburg, NT (as Hermannsburg, Centr. Australia).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Emerald, Longreach, Naryilica Homestead, SA—Arden Cale, Balcanoona, Moolooloo, Moomba, Simpson Desert, WA—Fraser Range, NT—Brunette Downs, Coniston Downs.

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, folivore, herbivore, sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

History of changes

• Kurrajongia Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1998. A new genus of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia, with two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2): 379-385 [379].

  Type species:

   Kurrajongia armata Brailovsky & Monteith, 1998 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA

NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Kurrajongia aploa Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1998. A new genus of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia, with two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2): 379-385 [382].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T46014 ♂, Maidenwell, QLD.
  Paratype(s) QM T46050, T46075, T46129-32 3♂ 6♀; SAMA 1♀; EUQ 1♂ 2♀; QDPI 1♀; UNAM 1♂ 1♀; AM 6♂ 3♀.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Bluff River, Brisbane, Cooyar, Mistake Mountains, Nundubbermere Falls, Taroom district, NSW—Manilla district, Tenterfield.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, cryptozoic, gregarious, herbivore, on bark, sap-feeder (associated flora: Brachychiton populneus populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. [MALVACEAE] Kurrajong), subtropical, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

History of changes

• Kurrajongia armata Brailovsky, H. & Monteith, G.B. 1998. A new genus of Amorbini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Australia, with two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2): 379-385 [380].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T46015 ♂, Braema State Forest via Kogan, QLD.
  Paratype(s) QM T46016-49, T47051-74, T46076-128, T46133-8 66♂ 57♀; EUQ 3♀; QDPI 2♂ 1♀; ANIC 3♂; AM.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Auburn National Park, Binjour Plateau, Bogantungun district, Burnett River, Chinchilla, Cracow, Monto district, Mt Moffatt National Park, Taroom district.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, cryptozoic, gregarious, herbivore, sap-feeder (associated flora: Brachychiton populneus tribolus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. [MALVACEAE] Kurrajong), subtropical, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

History of changes

• Mirabilamorbus Brailovsky, H. 2001. A new genus and species of Amorbini from Australia (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae), with a key to the known genera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 109(2): 206-213 [207].

  Type species:

   Mirabilamorbus monteithi Brailovsky, 2001 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

History of changes

• Mirabilamorbus monteithi Brailovsky, H. 2001. A new genus and species of Amorbini from Australia (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae), with a key to the known genera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 109(2): 206-213 [209].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM ♂, Ludmilla, Darwin, NT.
  Paratype(s) NTM; UNAM; WAM; QDPI.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

WA—Point Coulomb; NT—Flying Fox, Kakadu National Park, Point Farewell.

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Herbivore, mangrove, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Ex sweeping mangroves.

History of changes

• Tambourina Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [577].

  Type species:

   Tambourina kelsalli Distant, 1911 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Tambourina kelsalli Distant, W.L. 1911. Rhynchotal notes. LV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 7: 576-586 [577].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Mt Tamborine (as Tambourine Mts, QLD).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, subtropical, terrestrial, volant.

History of changes

General References

Brailovsky, H. 2014. Illustrated key for identification of the species included in the genus Leptoglossus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini), and descriptions of five new species and new synonyms. Zootaxa 3794(1): 143–178

History of changes

• Leptoglossus Guérin, F.É. 1831. Atlas. pls 1-21 Insectes in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de sa Majest., La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 sous le ministère de S.E.M. Le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, et publié sous les auspices de son Excellence M. Le Cte De Chabrol, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies. Histoire naturelle, zoologie. Paris : A. Bertrand. [Date published 1830-1832] [174].

  Type species:

   Leptoglossus dilaticollis Guérin, 1831 by indication.
• Theognis Stål, C. 1862. Hemiptera mexicana enumeravit speciesque novas descripsit. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 23: 81-118, 273-281, 289-325, 437-462 [295].

  Type species:

   Cimex membranaceus Fabricius, 1781 by monotypy.
• Microphyllia Stål, C. 1870. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en förteckning öfver aller hittills kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 1. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm n.f. 9(1): 1-232 [167] [junior homonym of Microphyllia d'Orbigny, 1849 (Coelenterata)].

  Type species:

   Theognis fasciolatus Stål, 1862 by monotypy.
• Haeckelia Kirkaldy, G.W. 1904. Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Hemiptera.— No. 3. The Entomologist 37(498): 279-283 [280] [nom. nov. for Microphyllia Stål, 1870; junior homonym of Haeckelia Carus, 1863 (Coelenterata)].
• Fabrictilis Osuna, E.A. 1984. Monografía de la tribu Anisoscelidini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Coreidae). 1. Revisión genérica. Boletín de Entomologia Venezolana NS 3(5–8): 77-145 [112].

  Type species:

   Cimex gonagra Fabricius, 1775 by original designation.
• Stalifera Osuna, E.A. 1984. Monografía de la tribu Anisoscelidini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Coreidae). 1. Revisión genérica. Boletín de Entomologia Venezolana NS 3(5–8): 77-145 [108].

  Type species:

   Anisoscelis cincta Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836 by original designation.
• Veneza Osuna, E.A. 1984. Monografía de la tribu Anisoscelidini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Coreidae). 1. Revisión genérica. Boletín de Entomologia Venezolana NS 3(5–8): 77-145 [117].

  Type species:

   Anisoscelis zonata Dallas, 1852 by original designation.
• Nannophyllia Bergroth, E. 1913. Supplementum Catalogi Heteropterorum Bruxellensis II. Coreidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Colobathristidae, Neididae. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 22: 125-183 [143] [nom. nov. for Haeckelia Kirkaldy, 1904].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Stål, C. 1868. Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 1. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 7(11): 1-148 [51] (synonymy of Theognis)
• Packauskas, R.J. & Schaefer, C.W. 2001. Clarification of some taxonomic problems in Anisoscelini and Leptoscelini (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 103: 249-256 [250] (synonymy of Microphyllia, Haeckelia, Nannophyllia, Fabrictilis, Stalifera and Veneza)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Distribution References

General References

Distant, W.L. 1902. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. (Heteroptera). London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 1 xxviii 432 pp. [382] (diagnosis)

Gross, G.F. 1963. Insects of Micronesia. Coreidae (Alydini by J.C. Schaffner), Neididae, and Nabidae. Insects of Micronesia 7: 357-390 [378] (diagnosis, distribution, synonymy)

Stål, C. 1870. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en förteckning öfver aller hittills kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 1. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm n.f. 9(1): 1-232 [160] (diagnosis)

Villiers, A. 1952. Initiations Africaines. IX. Hémiptères de l'Afrique Noire (Punaiseset cigales). Institut Français d'Afrique Noire-Dakar 9: 1-256 [101] (Afrotropical Region)

History of changes

• Cimex gonagra Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [708].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMK, St Thomas (as Insula St Thomas Americae).
• Cimex australis Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [708].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 2 specimens, Tahiti (as Insula Otaheite); ZMK 1 specimen, Tahiti (as Insula Otaheite).
• Cimex membranaceus Fabricius, J.C. 1781. Species insectorum, exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis observationibus, descriptionibus. Hamburg et Kilonii : C. E. Bonn Vol. 1 viii + 552 pp. [Date published March 1781: Evenhuis 1997] [351].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH Banks coll., Insula St Itago promontorii viridis; ZMK 1 specimen, Insula St Itago promontorii viridis.

  Type host:

   Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, 1873 [TINGIDAE]
• Cimex momordicae Forster, J.R. 1844. Descriptiones Animalium in itinere ad maris australis terras per annos 1772–74 suspecto observatorum edidit H. Lichtenstein. Berlin : Dümmler xiii 424 pp. [16].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, NHMW (depository uncertain), Australia (as australis terras).
• Anisoscelis orientalis 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. [454].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH, Philippines.
• Anisoscelis flavopunctatus Signoret, V. 1862. Hemiptera. 26-31, 2 colour pls in Maillard, L. (ed.). Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Vol. II. Insectes. Paris : Dentu. [27].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW (depository uncertain), Réunion Is. (as Ile Bourbon, Indes Orient.).
• Anisoscelis (Lygaeus) bidentatus Montrouzier, P. 1855. Essai sur la faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Annales de la Société d'Agriculture de Lyon 2 7: 1-114 [101].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP 2 specimens, Woodlark Is. (as l'île de Woodlark).
• Cimex grallator Herbst, J.F.W. 1784. Kurze Einleitung zur Kenntniss der Insecten für Ungeübte und Anfänger. Gemeinnützige Naturgeschichte des Thierreiches. Berlin : Lange Vol. 6 278 pp. [259].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, ZMB, locality unknown.

  Secondary source:

   Allen, R.C. 1969. A revision of the genus Leptoglossus Guérin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Entomologica Americana 45: 35-140 [84].
• Anisoscelis antica Herrich-Schaeffer, G.A.W. 1836. Die Wanzenartigen Insecten. Getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Nürnburg : C.H. Zeh'schen Buchhandlung Vol. 3 35-114 pp. [92].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, ZSM (depository uncertain), locality unknown.

  Secondary source:

   Allen, R.C. 1969. A revision of the genus Leptoglossus Guérin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Entomologica Americana 45: 35-140 [84].
• Anisoscelis praecipua Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [128].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH, Orizaba, Mexico.
• Leptoglossus membranaceus sumbawensis Blöte, H.C. 1936. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part III. Coreinae, second part. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 19: 23-66 [29].

  Type data:

   Holotype RMNH ♀, Sumbawa, Indonesia.
  Paratype(s) RMNH ♀.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [68]
• Allen, R.C. 1969. A revision of the genus Leptoglossus Guérin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Entomologica Americana 45: 35-140 [81, 84]
• Baranowski, R.M. & Slater, J.A. 1986. Coreidae of Florida (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Gainesville : Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Vol. 12 82 pp. [21] (synonymy of Cimex australis)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Torres Strait Ils (Moa Is., Murray Is.); broadly distributed in Afrotropical Region.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Musa paradisiaca L. [MUSACEAE] Banana; Phaseolus sp. [FABACEAE] Beans; Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi [ANACARDIACEAE] Brazilian Pepper; Brassica oleracea L. [BRASSICACEAE] Cabbage; Theobroma cacao L. [STERCULIACEAE] Cacao; Manihot utilissima Pohl. [EUPHORBIACEAE] Cassava; Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. [CUCURBITACEAE] Choko; Coffea arabica L. [RUBIACEAE] Coffee; Gossypium hirsutum L. [MALVACEAE] Cotton; Cucumis sativus L. [CUCURBITACEAE] Cucumber; Solanum melongena L. [SOLANACEAE] Eggplant; Passiflora quadrangularis L. [PASSIFLORACEAE] Granadilla; Citrus paradisi Macfad. [RUTACEAE] Grapefruit; Psidium guajava L. [MYRTACEAE] Guava; Eucalyptus deglupta Blume [MYRTACEAE] Kamarere; Zea mays L. [POACEAE] Maize; Citrus reticulata Blanco [RUTACEAE] Mandarin, Tangerine; Mangifera indica L. [ANACARDIACEAE] Mango; Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench [POACEAE] Millet, Sorghum; Citrus aurantium L. [RUTACEAE] Orange; Passiflora edulis Sims [PASSIFLORACEAE] Passionfruit; Carica papaya L. [CARICACEAE] Pawpaw, Papaya; Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. [FABACEAE] Pigeon Pea; Punica granatum L. [LYTHRACEAE] Pomegranate; Cucurbita pepo L. [CUCURBITACEAE] Pumpkin; Oryza sativa L. [POACEAE] Rice; Cucumis melo L. [CUCURBITACEAE] Rock Melon; Hibiscus sabdariffa L. [MALVACEAE] Rosella; Hevea brasiliensis Muell. [EUPHORBIACEAE] Rubber; Trichosanthes anguina L. [CUCURBITACEAE] Snake Gourd; Helianthus annuus L. [ASTERACEAE] Sunflower; Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. [CONVOLVULACEAE] Sweet Potato; Colocasia esculenta Schott [ARACEAE] Taro; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. [SOLANACEAE] Tomato; Cyphomandra betacea Sendtn. [SOLANACEAE] Tree Tomato; Luffa cylindrica M.Roem. [CUCURBITACEAE] Vegetable Sponge; Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai [CUCURBITACEAE] Watermelon; Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle; Momordica charantia L. [CUCURBITACEAE] Wild Balsam Apple, Bitter Gourd; Passiflora foetida L. [PASSIFLORACEAE] Wild Passionfruit; Dioscorea esculenta L. [DIOSCOREACEAE] Yam; Bixa orellana L. [BIXACEAE]; Centrosema pubescens Benth. [FABACEAE]; Erythrina variegata L. [FABACEAE]; Crotalaria anagyroides H.B.C. [FABACEAE]; Typha domingensis Pers. [TYPHACEAE]; Sicyos sp. [CUCURBITACEAE]; Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]; Cleome spinosa Jacq. [CAPPARIDACEAE]; Psidium grandiflorum Aubl. [MYRTACEAE]; Ternstroemia parviflora Krug & Urb. [THEACEAE]), sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Pest species.

General References

Hely, P.C., Pasfield, G. & Gellatley, J.G. 1982. Insect Pests of Fruit and Vegetables in NSW. Melbourne : Inkata Press 312 pp. [190] (bionomics, as Leptoglossus australis)

Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [358, 363] (bionomics, as Leptoglossus australis (Fabricius) and Leptoglossus gonagra Fabricius)

Osuna, E.A. 1984. Monografía de la tribu Anisoscelidini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Coreidae). 1. Revisión genérica. Boletín de Entomologia Venezolana NS 3(5–8): 77-145 [112] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement nov. comb. as Fabrictilis australis)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [604-605] (host plants)

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] (Passionvine Bug)

History of changes

History of changes

• Chelinidea Uhler, P.R. 1863. Hemipterological contributions. —No. 2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 2: 361-366 [365].

  Type species:

   Chelinidea vittiger Uhler, 1863 by monotypy.
• Xiphares Stål, C. 1867. Bidrag till Hemipterernas Systematik. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 24(7): 491-560 [551].

  Type species:

   Gonocerus tabulatus Burmeister, 1835 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Van Duzee, E.P. 1917. Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico, excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae and Aleurodidae. University of California Publications in Entomology. Technical Bulletin 2: xiv 1-902 [100]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA

NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

General References

Froeschner, R.C. 1988. Coreidae. pp. 69-92 in Henry, T.J. & Froeschner, R.C. (eds). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden : E.J. Brill xix 958 pp. [79] (catalogue)

Hamlin, J.C. 1924. A review of the genus Chelinidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) with biological data. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 17(2): 193-208 [194] (description)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [71] (catalogue)

History of changes

• Chelinidea canyona Hamlin, J.C. 1923. New cactus bugs of the genus Chelinidea. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 35(4): 43-45 [44].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 26826 ♀, Rio Frio, Texas, USA.
  Paratype(s) USNM 3 specimens.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Westwood, released not recaptured.

Introduced from Texas, USA.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, frugivorous (associated flora: Opuntia sp. [CACTACEAE] Prickly Pear), herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Introduced from USA as a biological control agent of Opuntia.

General References

Dodd, A.P. 1940. The Biological Campaign Against Prickly-pear. Brisbane : A.H. Tucker, Government Printer ii 177 pp. 1 pl. 1 map. [92] (biological control program)

Froeschner, R.C. 1988. Coreidae. pp. 69-92 in Henry, T.J. & Froeschner, R.C. (eds). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden : E.J. Brill xix 958 pp. [79] (catalogue)

Hamlin, J.C. 1924. A review of the genus Chelinidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) with biological data. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 17(2): 193-208 [204] (description)

Herring, J.L. 1980. A review of the cactus bug of the genus Chelinidea with the description of a new species (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 82(2): 237-251 [243] (description)

History of changes

• Gonocerus tabulatus Burmeister, H. 1835. Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band: II Ordnung Rhynchota. Berlin : Theod. Ehr. Friedr. Enslin iv 400 pp. [311].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB sex unknown (depository uncertain), Mexico.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Blackwater, Chinchilla, Dulacca, Dalby, Gravesend, Roma, St George, Thallon, NSW—Bingarra, Hunter Valley district, Inverell, released and recaptured.

Introduced from Texas, USA.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, frugivorous, herbivore (associated flora: Opuntia sp. [CACTACEAE] Prickly Pear), sap-feeder, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Introduced from USA as a biological control agent of Opuntia .

General References

Barber, H.G. 1906. Hemiptera from southwestern Texas. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science 1: 255-289 [267] (description)

Brailovsky, H., Barrera, E., Mayorga, C. & León, G.O 1994. Estadios ninfales de los Coreoides del valle de Tehuacán, Puebla. (Hemiptera-Heteroptera). I. Chelinidea staffilesi, C. tabulata y Narnia femorata. Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional de Mexico 65(2): 241-264 [250] (egg, larvae, adults)

Dodd, A.P. 1940. The Biological Campaign Against Prickly-pear. Brisbane : A.H. Tucker, Government Printer ii 177 pp. 1 pl. 1 map. [93] (biological control program)

Froeschner, R.C. 1988. Coreidae. pp. 69-92 in Henry, T.J. & Froeschner, R.C. (eds). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden : E.J. Brill xix 958 pp. [80] (catalogue)

Herring, J.L. 1980. A review of the cactus bug of the genus Chelinidea with the description of a new species (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 82(2): 237-251 [241] (description)

Hunter, W.D., Pratt, F.C. & Mitchell, J.D. 1913. The principal cactus insects of the United States. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Entomology. Technical Series ns 113: 1-71 [19] (note)

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, 32, 54] (morphology)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [71] (catalogue)

Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [376] (bionomics)

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 [31, 43, 45] (morphology)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [602] (host plants)

Van Duzee, E.P. 1917. Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico, excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae and Aleurodidae. University of California Publications in Entomology. Technical Bulletin 2: xiv 1-902 [100] (catalogue)

Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [184] (list)

Wilson, F. 1960. A Review of the Biological Control of Insects and Weeds in Australia and Australian New Guinea. Farnham Royal, England : Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux 102 pp. [53] (biological control program)

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] (Prickly Pear Bug)

History of changes

• Chelinidea vittiger Uhler, P.R. 1863. Hemipterological contributions. —No. 2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 2: 361-366 [366].

  Type data:

   Lectotype USNM ♀, no locality given.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Herring, J.L. 1980. A review of the cactus bug of the genus Chelinidea with the description of a new species (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 82(2): 237-251 [250].
• Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee, W.L. 1919. Notes on Nearctic Heteroptera. Coreidae. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 14: 9-13 [12].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM ♂, San Diego, Texas, USA.
• Chelinidea vittiger texana Hamlin, J.C. 1923. New cactus bugs of the genus Chelinidea. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 35(4): 43-45 [45].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM, Texas, USA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Herring, J.L. 1980. A review of the cactus bug of the genus Chelinidea with the description of a new species (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 82(2): 237-251 [246]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Biggenden, Gogango district, NSW—Mungindi, Mungle Scrub, Pilliga Scrub, Scone, released and recaptured.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, frugivorous, herbivore (associated flora: Opuntia sp. [CACTACEAE] Prickly Pear), sap-feeder, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Introduced from USA as a biological control agent of Opuntia .

General References

Dodd, A.P. 1940. The Biological Campaign Against Prickly-pear. Brisbane : A.H. Tucker, Government Printer ii 177 pp. 1 pl. 1 map. [91] (biological control program)

Froeschner, R.C. 1988. Coreidae. pp. 69-92 in Henry, T.J. & Froeschner, R.C. (eds). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden : E.J. Brill xix 958 pp. [80] (catalogue)

Gillete, C.P. & Baker, C.F. 1895. A preliminary list of the Hemiptera of Colorado. Bulletin of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Series 1 31: 1-137 [17] (description)

Hamlin, J.C. 1924. A review of the genus Chelinidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) with biological data. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 17(2): 193-208 [195] (description)

Herring, J.L. 1980. A review of the cactus bug of the genus Chelinidea with the description of a new species (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 82(2): 237-251 [246] (description)

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [71] (catalogue)

Mitchell, P.L. 2000. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae). pp. 337-403 in Schaefer, C.W. & Panizzi, A.R. (eds). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton : CRC Press 828 pp. [375] (bionomics)

Provancher, L. 1885. Petite Faune Entomologique du Canada et Particulierement de la Province de Quebec. Vol. 3, Cinquième ordre. Les Hémiptères. Quebec. [1885: 1–64; 1886: 65–112; 1887: 113–184; 1888: 185–204; 1889: 205–282; 1890: 283–354 pls 1–5] [55] (description)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [602] (host plants)

Stål, C. 1870. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en förteckning öfver aller hittills kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 1. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm n.f. 9(1): 1-232 [180] (catalogue)

Uhler, P.R. 1876. List of Hemiptera of the region west of the Mississippi River, including those collected during the Hayden explorations of 1873. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 1: 269-361 pls 1-21 [292] (description)

Uhler, P.R. 1877. Report on the insects collected by P.R. Uhler during the explorations of 1875, including monographs of the families Cydnidae and Saldae [sic], and the Hemiptera collected by A.S. Packard, Jr. M.D. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 355-475, 765-801 pls 27-28 [405] (description)

Uhler, P.R. 1877. Report upon the Hemiptera collected during the years 1874 and 1875, by Mr P.R. Uhler. Appendix NN. pp. 1322–1334 in Wheeler, G.M. Annual Report upon the Geographical Surveys (West of the One-hundredth Meridian) of the Chief Engineer for 1877. [1324] (description)

Uhler, P.R. 1894. Observations upon the heteropterous Hemiptera of Lower California, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2 4: 223-295 [234] (description)

Van Duzee, E.P. 1912. Synonymy of the Provancher Collection of Hemiptera. The Canadian Entomologist 44: 317-329 [319] (description)

Van Duzee, E.P. 1917. Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico, excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae and Aleurodidae. University of California Publications in Entomology. Technical Bulletin 2: xiv 1-902 [100] (catalogue)

Wilson, F. 1960. A Review of the Biological Control of Insects and Weeds in Australia and Australian New Guinea. Farnham Royal, England : Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux 102 pp. [53] (biological control)

History of changes

History of changes

• Acantholybas Breddin, G. 1899. Hemiptera insulae Lombok in Museo Hamburgensis asserata asiectis speciebus nonnullis, quas continet collectio auctoris. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 16: 155-194 [169].

  Type species:

   Acantholybas longulus Breddin, 1899 by monotypy.
• Acanthocolpura Breddin, G. 1900. Hemiptera nonnulla regionis australicae. Entomologische Nachrichten. Berlin 26(2–3): 17-46 [40].

  Type species:

   Acanthocolpura brunnea Breddin, 1900 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Breddin, G. 1900. Materiae ad cognitionem subfamiliae Pachycephalini (Lybantini olim), ex Hemipteris-Heteropteris, Fam. Coreidae. Revue d'Entomologie (Caen) 19: 194-217 [197]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Tas: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

General References

Brailovsky, H. 1996. On the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Insecta: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Colpurini), with description of one new species from Java. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 65(4): 393-399 [393] (diagnosis, description)

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 [28,36,39,49,88] (morphology)

Schaefer, C.W. 1964. The morphology and higher classification of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera): Parts I and II. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 57: 670-684 [675] (classification)

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 [46] (classification)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [519] (diagnosis, description)

History of changes

• Acanthocolpura brunnea Breddin, G. 1900. Hemiptera nonnulla regionis australicae. Entomologische Nachrichten. Berlin 26(2–3): 17-46 [40].

  Type data:

   Lectotype DEIB ♀ (depository uncertain), NSW.
  Paralectotype(s) DEIB ♂.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [523].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Brisbane, Fraser Is. (Central Station), Mt Glorious, Mt Tamborine, NSW—Parramatta, Tooloom Plateau.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Herbivore (associated flora: Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. [ARACEAE] Arum Lily; Phaseolus sp. [FABACEAE] Beans; Lactuca sp. [ASTERACEAE] Lettuce; Beschorneria yuccoides C.Koch [AMARYLLIDACEAE] Mexican Lily; Prunus persica (L.) Batsch [ROSACEAE] Peach, Nectarine; Cucurbita sp. [CUCURBITACEAE] Pumpkin; Rheum rhaponticum L. [POLYGONACEAE] Rhubarb; Betula pendula Roth. [BETULACEAE] Silver Birch), nocturnal, rotting wood, sap-feeder, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Under stones, in compost, in variety of shaded habitats, possibly overwinter as late instar larvae, feeding on stems of tree dahlias in New Zealand.

General References

Brailovsky, H. 1993. A revision of the tribe Colpurini from Australia (Hemiptera-Heteroptera-Coreidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 35-60 [36, figs 6E,F, 15A] (diagnosis, distribution)

Brailovsky, H. 2001. A further contribution to the Australian systematics of the tribe Colpurini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77: 79-89 [80] (key)

Gaedike, H. 1971. Katalog der in den Sammlungen des ehemaligen Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes aufbewahrten Typen—V. Beiträge zur Entomologie (Berlin) 21: 79-159 [107] (syntypes)

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 [30,32-37,39-48] (morphology, classification)

Schaefer, C.W. & Mitchell, P.L. 1983. Food plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 591-615 [597] (host plant)

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. 1992. Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Tasmania : Department of Primary Industry 104 pp. [38] (list, TAS)

Steinbauer, M.J., Yonow, T., Reid, I.A. & Cant, R. 2002. Ecological biogeography of species of Gelonus, Acantholybas and Amorbus in Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 1-25 [6] (distribution)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [523, figs 3,4,9,10] (description, biology)

Wise, K.A. 1958. Notes on insect pests, 1956–1957. New Zealand Entomologist 2: 26-28 [27] (pest status, New Zealand)

Wise, K.A. 1958. Notes on insect pests, 1957–1958. New Zealand Entomologist 2: 12-14 (pest status)

Woodward, T.E. 1951. The occurrence of Acantholybas brunneus Breddin in New Zealand (Heteroptera: Coreidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 79: 206-209 [207-209] (first New Zealand record)

Woodward, T.E. 1953. Notes on Acantholybas brunneus Breddin (Heteroptera: Coreidae). New Zealand Entomologist 1: 8-9 [8] (habitats, biology, morphology)

Woodward, T.E. 1961. The Heteroptera of New Zealand. Part III—Coreidae, Berytidae, Tingidae, Cimicidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1: 145-158 [148] (description, feeding on pumpkins)

History of changes

• Acantholybas kirkaldyi Bergroth, E. 1909. Hemiptera nova orientalia. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 53: 184-190 [185].

  Type data:

   Neotype ANIC ♂ (depository uncertain), near Brooks Bay, TAS.
  Paratype(s) ANIC ♀.

  Type locality references:

  Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [520].

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

TAS—near Nugent.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, arboreal, ground dweller, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér [MYRTACEAE] Messmate), sap-feeder, terrestrial, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

On Eucalyptus obliqua saplings.

General References

Brailovsky, H. 2001. A further contribution to the Australian systematics of the tribe Colpurini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77: 79-89 [80] (key)

Brailovsky, H. & Barrera, E. 1996. Revisión del complejo Sciophyrus (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Colpurini). Folia Entomologica Mexicana 96: 15-106 [37] (diagnosis, type possibly lost)

Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [520, figs 1,2,7,8] (description, biology)

History of changes

• Acanthotyla 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 [67, 68].

  Type species:

   Cletus fasciatus Walker, 1871 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Distribution References

General References

Brailovsky, H. 2005. A revision of the genus Acanthotyla Stal with the the description of give new species and synonymical note (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Colpurini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(2): 279-302

Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1894. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome II. Hétéroptères Coreidae, Berytidae, Lygaeidae, Pyrrhocoridae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez 277 pp. [43] (catalogue)

History of changes

• Cletus fasciatus Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London : E. Newman Preface pp. 1-211. [196].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 2♂, Misool, Indonesia (as Mysol).
• Acanthotyla aruana Horváth, G. 1919. Hemipteren von den Aru- and Kei- Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 35(3): 305-314 [310].

  Type data:

   Holotype Terangan, Aru Island, Indonessia.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Brailovsky, H. 2005. A revision of the genus Acanthotyla Stal with the the description of give new species and synonymical note (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Colpurini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(2): 279-302 [290]

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Iron Range, Gordon Creek, Rocky River, West Claudie River; Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

General References

Brailovsky, H. 1993. A revision of the tribe Colpurini from Australia (Hemiptera-Heteroptera-Coreidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 35-60 [37] (diagnosis, first Australian record)

Brailovsky, H. 2001. A further contribution to the Australian systematics of the tribe Colpurini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77: 79-89 [79] (key)

Brailovsky, H. 2005. A revision of the genus Acanthotyla Stal with the the description of give new species and synonymical note (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Colpurini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(2): 279-302 [279] (key)

History of changes