Species Nerthra tasmaniensis Todd, 1955

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• Nerthra tasmaniensis Todd, E.L. 1955. A taxonomic revision of the family Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera). Kansas University Science Bulletin 37: 277-475 [437].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, BMNH ♂, Lake St Clair Reservoir, TAS.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

QLD—Brisbane, Eidsvold, Gympie, Stanthorpe, NSW—Blackheath, near Binnaway, Wyangala Dam.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Tas: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, diurnal, predator.

 

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.

Cassis, G. & Silveira, R. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Nerthra alaticollis species-group (Heteroptera: Gelastocoridae: Nerthrinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 109(1): 1-46 [35] (rdescription; phylogeny)

Todd, E.L. 1960. The Gelastocoridae of Australia (Hemiptera). Pacific Insects 2: 171-194 [185, fig. 27] (description)

Todd, E.L. 1961. A checklist of the Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 17: 461-476 [473] (list)

 

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