Species Dasynus fuscescens (Distant, 1911)

Museums

Regional Maps

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

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Mackay, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Byfield, Cairns, Carnarvon, Sarina, NT—Katherine River.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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: Musa paradisiaca L. [MUSACEAE] Banana; Pisonia brunoniana Endl. [NYCTAGINACEAE] Bird-Lime Tree), sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.

 

General References

Gross, G.F. 1963. Insects of Micronesia. Coreidae (Alydini by J.C. Schaffner), Neididae, and Nabidae. Insects of Micronesia 7: 357-390 [358] (description, Melanesia)

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, 59, 77, 82, 84] (morphology)

Phillips, J.S. 1941. A search for parasites of dasynine bugs in the Netherlands Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 91: 119-144 [143] (host plants)

Veitch, R. 1927. Report of the Chief Entomologist. Queensland Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture and Stock 1926–1927: 69-73 [69] (pest)

Veitch, R. & Simmonds, J.H. 1929. Pests and Diseases of Queensland Fruits and Vegetables. 8 Vols. Queensland : Dept. Agric. & Stock 198 pp. (pest)

 

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] (Fruitspotting Bug)

 

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
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