Species Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
- Crompus opacus Scudder, G.G.E. 1958. The Australian Ischnorhynchini (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 69: 23-34 [25].
Type data:
Holotype QM T5668 ♂, Cotter River Dam, ACT.
Paratype(s) AM ♂ 4♀; BMNH 4♂ 2♀; EUQ ♂; QM T5669 ♂ (also ♀, not mentioned in original publication); USNM 3♂.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Beewah, Cairns, Fraser Is., Mooloolaba, NSW—Monaro, Moonbar, Sydney, SA—Aroona Dam, Belair, Coonalpyn, Cordillo Downs, Hallet Cove, Kangaroo Is., Mt Rescue National Park, Mt Lofty, Mudla Bore, Upper Sturt, WA—Jandacot, Kununurra, Lesmurdie, Parry Inlet.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), 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), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), 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), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), 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), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, granivore (associated flora: Baeckea behrii (Schltdl.) F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE] Broom Baeckea; Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., 1832 [MYRTACEAE] River Red Gum; Leptospermum sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree; Agonis linearifolia (DC.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE]; Kunzea recurva Schauer [MYRTACEAE]; Bursaria sp. [PITTOSPORACEAE]), subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, up-on-plants, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
In damp areas along roadsides, on inflorescences.
General References
Ashlock, P.D. 1967. A new Crompus from New Caledonia (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Pacific Insects 9: 501-503 [501] (key)
Scudder, G.G.E. 1962. The Ischnorhynchinae of the world (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 114: 163-194 [172] (key)
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [354] (catalogue)
Slater, J.A. 1975. On the biology and zoogeography of Australian Lygaeidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with special reference to the southwest fauna. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 14: 47-64 [62] (host plants)
Slater, J.A. 1976. The biology, distribution and taxonomy of some Lygaeidae of Southwest Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 129-151 [131] (morphology, host plants)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | LYGAEOIDEA | 04-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED |