Species Ontiscus barberi Scudder, 1957
- Ontiscus barberi Scudder, G.G.E. 1957. Three new species of Ontiscus Stål (Hem., Lygaeidae) with a generic redescription and key to species. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 93: 169-171 [170].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, Mt Buffalo, VIC.
Paratype(s) BMNH; SAMA ♀; CSLAT; UBC
Comment: ♂ 4♀ paratypes designated.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NSW—Barrington Tops, TAS—Arthur Lakes, Breona, Lake Dove, Lake Lilla, Strahan, Margate, WA—King [George's] Sound.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Cryptozoic, granivore, temperate, terrestrial, up-on-plants, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
In seed heads.
General References
Hamid, A. 1975. A systematic revision of the Cyminae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) of the world with a discussion of the morphology, biology, phylogeny and zoogeography. Occasional Publications of the Entomological Society of Nigeria 14: 1-179 [40] (description)
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [420] (catalogue)
History of changes
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| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |