Species Halobates (Halobates) zephyrus Herring, 1961

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• Halobates zephyrus Herring, J.L. 1961. The genus Halobates (Hemiptera: Gerridae). Pacific Insects 3: 223-305 [276].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM (Drake coll.) ♂, Bribie Is., QLD.
  Paratype(s) USNM (Drake coll.) 3♂ 4♀; QM 3♂ 4♀.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Bowen, Bribie Is., Carlisle Is., Fraser Is., Gladstone, Moreton Bay, Townsville, NSW—Brunswick Heads, Mossy Point, Sydney.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, coastal, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Semiaquatic, mangroves, river mouths.

 

General References

Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 1994. The sea skaters, genus Halobates Eschscholtz (Hemiptera: Gerridae), of Australia: taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 861-909 [877] (description)

Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 2004. Australian Water Bugs. Their Biology and Identification (Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha). Entomonographen Denmark : Apollo Books Vol. 14 344 pp.

Malipatil, M.B. 1988. Two new species of Halobates Eschscholtz (Hemiptera: Gerridae) from Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 27: 157-160 [157] (distribution)

 

History of changes

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