Species Germalus lineolosus Distant, 1904
- Germalus lineolosus Distant, W.L. 1904. Rhynchotal notes. XXII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 13: 263-276 [266].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Townsville, QLD, 21.10.02, F.P. Dodd.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♂, Same as lectotype. - Geocoris roseobistriatus Kirkaldy, G.W. 1908. Memoir on a few heteropterous Hemiptera from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 768-788 pl. xliii [773].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM sex unknown, Bundaberg, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Malipatil, M.B. & Blacket, M.J. 2013. Review and revision of Australian Germalus Stål, with new genera and further new species of Australian Geocorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Geocoridae). Zootaxa 3746(2): 257-300 [272] (new synonymy)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
WA—Broome.
IBRA
Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, predator, terrestrial, tropical, up-on-plants, volant.
General References
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [596] (catalogue)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | GEOCORIDAE | 04-Jan-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Dec-2019 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Aug-2012 | 15-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |