Species Pachygrontha walkeri Distant, 1901
- Pachygrontha walkeri Distant, W.L. 1901. Rhynchotal notes. XI. Heteroptera: Fam. Lygaeidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 8: 464-486, 497-510 [473].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Darwin, NT (as Port Darwin, N Australia).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♂.Subsequent designation references:
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 [58].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Cleveland, Gatton, Kuranda, Mt Beerwah, Mornington Is., Normanton, NT—Darwin, Leila Lagoon, Melville 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), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, granivore (associated flora: Themeda australis (R.Br.) Stapf [POACEAE] Kangaroo Grass; Paspalum longifolium Roxb. [POACEAE]), open forest, subtropical, terrestrial, tropical, up-on-plants, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Ex grasses, strand vegetation.
General References
Cassis, G. 1993. A report on the Heteroptera and Dermaptera from the survey of Cape York Peninsula. pp. 109–123 in, Cape York Peninsula Scientific Expedition Wet Season 1992 Report. Volume 1. Fortitude Valley : The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland vii 295 pp. [113] (distribution, habitat)
Slater, J.A. 1955. A revision of the subfamily Pachygronthinae of the World (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Philippine Journal of Science 84: 1-160 4 pls [80-81] (description, key)
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [727] (catalogue)
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 |