Subspecies Metacanthus (Metacanthus) pertener vittatus Gross, 1950
- Metacanthus pertener vittatus Gross, G.F. 1950. The stilt bugs (Heteroptera: Neididae) of the Australian and New Zealand Regions. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9: 313-326 [320].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I20027 ♂, Roper River, NT.
Paratype(s) SAMA I20027 ♂ 3♀ 1 specimen of unknown sex.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
WA—Kimberley Range.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore (associated flora: Glycine sp. [FABACEAE] Soybean), sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
General References
Henry, T.J. 1997. Cladistic analysis and revision of the stilt bug genera of the world (Heteroptera: Berytidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 30(1): 1-100 [80] (nov. stat. as Metacanthus (Metacanthus) pertenerus vittatus)
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 [39] (catalogue)
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 |