Species Micronecta tasmanica Wróblewski, 1977

Museums

Regional Maps

• Micronecta annae tasmanica Wróblewski, A. 1977. Further notes on Australian Micronectinae (Heteroptera, Corixidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 47: 683-690 [685].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ANIC ♂, Bronte Lagoon, ex trout guts.
  Paralectotype(s) whereabouts unknown, TAS (no exact locality) & King Is.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Tinerella, P.P. 2013. Taxonomic revision and systematics of continental Australian pygmy water boatmen (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixoidea: Micronectidae). Zootaxa 3623(1): 1-121 [66].

 

Introduction

Elevated to full species by Tinerella, 2013.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

TAS—King Is.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas, Vic: King (KIN), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian South East (TSE)

Ecological Descriptors

Aquatic, arthropod-feeder, detritivore, diurnal, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, volant.

 

General References

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.

Tinerella, P.P. 2013. Taxonomic revision and systematics of continental Australian pygmy water boatmen (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixoidea: Micronectidae). Zootaxa 3623(1): 1-121 [66-70]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
18-Mar-2013		18-Mar-2013	MOVED
18-Mar-2013		18-Mar-2013	MOVED
12-Mar-2013		12-Mar-2013	MOVED
30-Nov-2012		30-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
15-Aug-2012		15-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
20-Oct-2010		06-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)