Species Metacanthus (Cardopostethus) pulchellus Dallas, 1852
- Metacanthus pulchellus Dallas, W.S. 1852. List of the Specimens of Hemipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London : Taylor & Francis Part 2 369-592 pp. pls XII-XV. [490].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, N India.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
NT—Darwin.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore (associated flora: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. [CUCURBITACEAE] Bottle Gourd; Theobroma cacao L. [STERCULIACEAE] Cacao; Solanum melongena L. [SOLANACEAE] Eggplant; Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. [FABACEAE] Pigeon Pea; Nicotiana tabacum L. [SOLANACEAE] Tobacco; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. [SOLANACEAE] Tomato; Datura fastuosa L. [SOLANACEAE]; Ononis sp. [FABACEAE]; Passiflora foetida L. [PASSIFLORACEAE]; Hibiscus mutabilis L. [MALVACEAE]; Hibiscus sp. [MALVACEAE]), sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
General References
Blöte, H.C. 1945. Catalogue of the Berytidae, Piesmidae and Tingidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Genova 25: 72-92 [76] (catalogue)
Dhiman, S.C. 1992. Biology of Metacanthus pulchellus Dall. (Heteroptera: Berytidae) on bottle gourd. Bioecology and Control of Insect Pests 1992: 50-59 (ecology)
Dhiman, S.C. & Garg, G.D. 1983. Effect of some climatic factors on the occurrence of Metacanthus pulchellus Dall. (Heteroptera - Berytidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Genova 10: 90-93 (ecology)
Distant, W.L. 1902. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. (Heteroptera). London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 1 xxviii 432 pp. [423 fig. 428] (description, India)
Fletcher, T.B. 1917. [Discussion on Metacanthus pulchellus; pest of bottle gourd, Lagenaria vulgaris (Cucurbitaceae)]. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Genova 2: 306 [306] (host plant)
Henry, T.J. & Froeschner, R.C.. 1998. Catalog of the Stilt Bugs or Berytidae, of the World (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 30(4): 1-72 [35] (catalogue)
Menon, R. & Ghai, S. 1960. A new species of Gampsocoris Fuss (Hemiptera: Berytidae) from Dehli. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 28: 109-113 [112 figs]
Miller, N.C.E. 1941. Insects associated with cocoa (Theobroma cacao) in Malaya. Bulletin of Entomological Research 32(1): 1-15 [3] (host plant)
Miyamoto, S. & Lee, C.E. 1966. Heteroptera of Quelpart Island (Chejudo). Sieboldia 3: 313-426 [343] (distribution)
Stusák, J.M. 1968. New records and two new forms of Berytidae (Heteroptera). Acta Faunistica Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 13: 143-148 [145] (incorrect subsequent spelling as Campsocoris pulchellus)
Stusák, J.M. 1971. Hemiptera (Heteroptera): Berytidae from Ceylon. Entomologica Scandinavica. Supplementum 1: 237-248 [243 figs 12-15] (Sri Lanka)
Wheeler, A.G., Jr & Schaefer, C.W. 1982. Revision of stilt bug (Hemiptera: Berytidae) host plants. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 75: 498-506 [502] (host plants)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | BERYTIDAE | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 31-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | LYGAEOIDEA | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED |