Subspecies Poecilometis borealis obesus Gross, 1972
- Poecilometis borealis obesus Gross, G.F. 1972. A revision of the species of Australian and New Guinea shield bugs formerly placed in the genera Poecilometis Dallas and Eumecopus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with description of new species and selection of lectotypes. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 15: 1-192 [48 fig. 38].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I20,575 ♂, Aroona Dam, S of Copley, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA I20,575–I20,582 I20,590–I20,591 5♂ 5♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Marduroo Waterhole, SA—Cadelga, Clayton River, Diamantina River, Flinders Range, Marree Picnic Ground, Moolawatana, Mt Chamber Gorge, Orroroo, Parachilna, Redcliffe Homestead, Stuart Range, Terrapinna Spring, Todmorden Station, Woomera.
IBRA
Qld, SA: Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arid, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.
General References
Gross, G.F. 1976. Plant-feeding and Other Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia. Heteroptera. Adelaide : A.B. James Vol. 2 251-501 pp. [308 fig. 124] (description)
History of changes
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| 15-Aug-2012 | 15-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |