Species Pachygrontha robusta Slater, 1955
- Pachygrontha robusta Slater, J.A. 1955. A revision of the subfamily Pachygronthinae of the World (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Philippine Journal of Science 84: 1-160 4 pls [79].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Brisbane, QLD.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Kogan, Rathdowney, Torres Strait Ils (Prince of Wales Is., Thursday Is.).
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Granivore (associated flora: Gahnia sp. [CYPERACEAE]), terrestrial, tropical, up-on-plants, volant.
General References
Kumar, R. 1968. Aspects of the morphology and relationships of the superfamilies Lygaeoidea, Piesmatoidea and Pyrrhocoroidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 103: 251-261 [256] (morphology)
Malipatil, M.B. & Kumar, R. 1975. Biology and immature stages of some Queensland Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 14: 113-128 [113, 116-120] (larvae)
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [725] (catalogue)
Slater, J.A. 1966. A further contribution to our knowledge of the Pachygronthinae (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 5: 51-65 [57] (distribution, host plant)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |