Species Plinthisus (Nanoplinthisus) bassianus Slater & Sweet, 1977
- Plinthisus (Nanoplinthisus) bassianus Slater, J.A. & Sweet, M.H. 1977. The genus Plinthisus Stephens in the Australian region (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 8: 109-152 [142].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I21001 ♂, 17.5 km W Albany, WA.
Paratype(s) EUQ; SAMA I21002, I21003; CSLAT; CSWEET
Comment: 12♂ 9♀ paratypes designated, aside from SAMA, number and sex of paratypes in other depositories not discernible from original description.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cranbrook, Pemberton.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Flightless, granivore (associated flora: Acacia laricina Meissner [FABACEAE]; Andersonia caerulea R.Br. [EPACRIDACEAE]; Spartochloa scirpoidea (Steud.) C.E.Hubb. [POACEAE]; Leucopogon unilateralis Stschegl. [EPACRIDACEAE]), ground dweller, seed litter, temperate, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Brachyterous.
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. [93] (catalogue)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 | RHYPAROCHROMIDAE | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-May-2022 | RHYPAROCHROMIDAE | 13-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | LYGAEOIDEA | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED |