Species Oxycarenus (Oxycarenus) westraliensis Malipatil, 1987
- Oxycarenus westraliensis Malipatil, M.B. 1987. A new species of Oxycarenus Fieber from Australia (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 4: 39-41 [39].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, 16 km W of Walpole, WA [34°57'S 116°44'E].
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
SA—Curramulka, Kangaroo Is., Keith area, Mt Drummond, Port Lincoln.
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, granivore, herbivore (associated flora: Lasiopetalum behrii F.Muell. [STERCULIACEAE]; Lasiopetalum discolor Hook. [STERCULIACEAE]; Grevillea ilicifolia lobata (F.Muell.) Benth. [PROTEACEAE]), sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.
General References
Slater, J.A. & O'Donnell, J.E. 1995. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960–1994). New York : New York Entomological Society xv 410 pp. [78] (catalogue)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | |
05-Dec-2019 | LYGAEOIDEA | 04-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | |
15-Aug-2012 | 05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Dec-2019 | MODIFIED |