Species Chelinidea canyona Hamlin, 1923
- 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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | COREIDAE | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 31-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |