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Species Nerthra macrothorax (Montrouzier, 1855)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory


Extra Distribution Information

NT—Darwin, also Palaearctic Region—Japan, Oriental Region—Indonesia (Borneo, Buru, Maluka, Sulawesi), Philippines, Micronesia—Marianna Ils, Melanesia—Aru Is., Key Is., Indonesia (Irian Jaya), New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Ils (Guadalcanal), Polynesia—Tonga


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, diurnal, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae and adults found in and under decaying vegetation of Pandanus Parkinson [Pandanaceae] and Erythrina indica Lam. [Fabaceae].

 

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.

Distant, W.L. 1888. An enumeration of the Rhynchota received from Baron von Müller and collected by Mr. Sayer in New Guinea during Mr. Cuthbertson's Expedition. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1888: 475-489 pl. XIII [486, 486] (list; list)

Esaki, T. 1928. Aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera. pp. 67–80 in, Insects of Samoa and other Samoan terrestrial Arthropoda. Part II. Hemiptera. Fasc. 2. London : William Clowes & Sons Ltd. [75] (distribution)

Esaki, T. 1936. Das Vorkommen von Peltopterus macrothorax (Montrouzier) auf der Insel Kikaigashima, östlich von Amami-Oshima. Mushi 9: 43

Kirkaldy, G.W. 1906. List of the genera of the pagiopodous Hemiptera-Heteroptera, with their type species, from 1758 to 1904 (and also of the aquatic and semi-aquatic Trochalopoda). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32: 117-156a, 156b [149] (list)

Miyamoto, S. 1953. Tokara Expedition. NYMPH. Report of the Biological Club 2nd Branch Kyushu University 2: 35 [In Japanese] (larvae)

Miyamoto, S. 1954. Collecting records from Tokara Islands. Shin Konchu 7: 28 fig. 9 [In Japanese]

Sonan, J. 1934. On Peltopterus macrothorax (Montrouzier). Transactions of the Natural History Society of Formosa 24: 21 [In Japanese]

Stål, C. 1863. Verzeichniss der Mononychiden. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 7: 405-408 [408] (nov. comb. as Peltopterus macrothorax)

Stål, C. 1876. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en förteckning öfver aller hittills kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 5. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm n.f. 14(4): 1-162 [139] (list)

Todd, E.L. 1955. A taxonomic revision of the family Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera). Kansas University Science Bulletin 37: 277-475 [414] (description, distribution)

Todd, E.L. 1955. Notes on Nerthra macrothorax (Montrouzier) (Hemiptera: Gelastocoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 62: 116

Todd, E.L. 1957. Five new species of Gelastocoridae with comments on other species (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 59: 145-162 [157]

Todd, E.L. 1959. The Gelastocoridae of Melanesia (Hemiptera). Results of the Archbold Expeditions. Nova Guinea ns 10: 61-94 [70, figs 1, 21, 29] (description)

Todd, E.L. 1960. The Gelastocoridae of Australia (Hemiptera). Pacific Insects 2: 171-194 [176, figs 3, 4, 43] (description)

Todd, E.L. 1961. A checklist of the Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 17: 461-476 [470] (list)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
30-Nov-2012 30-Nov-2012 MODIFIED
15-Aug-2012 15-Aug-2012 MODIFIED
20-Oct-2010 06-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
07-Oct-2010 07-Oct-2010 MODIFIED
24-May-2010 MODIFIED