Species Poecilometis fuscescens (Stål, 1876)
- Eumecopus fuscescens Stål, C. 1876. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en förteckning öfver aller hittills kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 5. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm n.f. 14(4): 1-162 [41].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM ♂2♀, Australia. - Eumecopus eyrei Distant, W.L. 1910. Rhynchotal notes. LII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 6: 369-386, 465-481, 585-603 [378].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, 100 miles E of Lake Eyre, SA (as Central Australia).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [94] (and nov. comb. as Poeciolmetis fuscescens)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Barcaldine, Cunnamulla, Roma, NSW—Broken Hill, Leeton, Menindee Lakes, VIC—Little Desert, SA—Adelaide, Arkaroola, Everard Ranges, Norwood, Two Wells, Whyalla.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arid, diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Acacia decurrens Willd. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle; Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE] Coolabah; Vitis vinifera L. [VITACEAE] Grape; Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree; Callitris preissi Miq. [CUPRESSACEAE] Native Pine; Codonocarpus cotinifolius (Desf.) F.Muell. [GYROSTEMONACEAE] Native Poplar; Eremophila freelingii F.Muell. [SCROPHULARIACEAE] Stony Poverty Bush; Myoporum platycarpum R.Br. [SCROPHULARIACEAE] Sugarwood; Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle; Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]; Thryptomene maisonneuvei F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE]), terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Collected in arid and semi-arid regions.
General References
Bergroth, E. 1916. New genera and species of Australian Hemiptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 29: 1-18 [23] (description)
Gross, G.F. 1976. Plant-feeding and Other Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia. Heteroptera. Adelaide : A.B. James Vol. 2 251-501 pp. [322] (description)
Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. 1893. Catalogue Général des Hémiptères. Tome I. Hétéroptères Pentatomidae. Bruxelles : F. Hayez xi 286 pp. [96] (catalogue)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | PENTATOMIDAE | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 30-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Oct-2018 | Pentatominae | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Nov-2013 | Pentatominae | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED |