Species Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903
Needle Bug
- Ranatra dispar Montandon, A.L. 1903. Hémiptères aquatiques. Notes synonymiques et géographiques, descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences de Bucarest-Roumanie 12: 97-121 [104].
Type data:
Lectotype NHRM ♂, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) NHRM ♂; NHRM (Drake Coll.) ♂.Subsequent designation references:
Lansbury, I. 1972. A review of the Oriental species of Ranatra Fabricius (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Nepidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 124: 287-341 [323]. - Ranatra dispar longicollis Montandon, A.L. 1903. Hémiptères aquatiques. Notes synonymiques et géographiques, descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences de Bucarest-Roumanie 12: 97-121 [104].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 2♂, Brisbane and Cape York, QLD. - Ranatra australiensis Hale, H.M. 1924. Studies in Australian aquatic Hemiptera. No. III. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 503-520 pls XXXIV-XXXV [510].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♂, reed beds near Adelaide, SA.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 3♂ 3♀.Subsequent designation references:
Lansbury, I. 1972. A review of the Oriental species of Ranatra Fabricius (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Nepidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 124: 287-341 [309].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lansbury, I. 1972. A review of the Oriental species of Ranatra Fabricius (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Nepidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 124: 287-341 [308]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Charleville, Jondaryan, Lawes, Mackay, Moggill River, Rockhampton, NSW—Bogan River, Walcha, ACT—Canberra, VIC—Alexandra, WA—Albany district, Harvey River, Mundaring Weir, Queens Park, Upper King River.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mulga Lands (ML), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, arthropod-feeder, lentic freshwater, piscivore, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Preys on small fish, associated with plant debris and submerged weeds.
General References
Bailey, P.C.E. 1984. Studies on the predatory ecology of a sit-and-wait predator, Ranatra dispar (Heteroptera: Nepidae). Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin 12: 115-135
Bailey, P.C.E. 1986. The feeding behaviour of a sit-and-wait predator, Ranatra dispar (Heteroptera: Nepidae): description of behavioural components of prey capture and the effect of food deprivation on predator arousal and capture dynamics. Behaviour 97: 66-94
Bailey, P.C.E. 1986. The feeding behaviour of a sit-and-wait predator, Ranatra dispar (Heteroptera: Nepidae): optimal foraging and feeding dynamics. Oecologia (Berlin) 68: 291-297
Bailey, P.C.E. 1986. The feeding behaviour of a sit-and-wait predator, Ranatra dispar (Heteroptera: Nepidae): the combined effect of food deprivation and prey size on the behavioural components of predator arousal and prey capture. Ethology 71: 315-332
Bailey, P.C.E. 1986. The feeding behaviour of a sit-and-wait predator, Ranatra dispar (Heteroptera: Nepidae): the effect of prey density and age-structure on the number of prey eaten. Journal of Ethology 3: 105-112
Bailey, P.C.E. 1988. The effect of water temperature on the functional response of the water stick insect Ranatra dispar (Heteroptera: Nepidae). Australian Journal of Ecology 14: 381-386
Campbell, T.G. 1927. Water bugs. Australian Museum Magazine 3: 90-96 [92] (note)
Hale, H.M. 1924. Studies in Australian aquatic Hemiptera. No. III. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 503-520 pls XXXIV-XXXV [510] (description, biology)
Lansbury, I. 1967. Comparative morphology of the male Australian Nepidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 641-649 [646] (
Lundblad, O. 1933. Zur Kenntnis der aquatilen und semiaquatilen Hemipteren von Sumatra, Java und Bali auf Grund des Materials der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition, nebst Revision einiger anderer, indoaustralischer Arten. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 12: 1-195, 263-489 [29] (list)
McKeown, K.C. 1933. Aquatic insects. Australian Museum Magazine 5: 14-21 [17, fig.] (description)
McKeown, K.C. 1942. Australian Insects. An Introductory Handbook. Sydney : Sydney & Melbourne Publishing Co. Pty Ltd 303 pp. [90] (biology)
McKeown, K.C. 1943. Australian insects. XIX. Hemiptera—4. The bugs (Gelastocoridae-Corixidae). Australian Museum Magazine 8: 176-180 [177] (biology)
Menke, A.S. & Strange, L.A. 1964. A new genus of Nepidae from Australia with notes on the higher classification of the family. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 75: 67-72 pl. VII [71] (list)
Tillyard, R.J. 1926. The Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Angus & Robertson Ltd 560 pp. 42 pls. [157] (description)
History of changes
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