Species Scopiastes bicolor Distant, 1901
- Scopiastes bicolor Distant, W.L. 1901. Rhynchotal notes. X. Heteroptera: Fam. Lygaeidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 7: 531-541 [533].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♀.Subsequent designation references:
Slater, A. 1978. Taxonomic notes on Lygaeinae from Australia and neighboring areas (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 71: 854-858 [855]. - Scopiastes vitticeps Horváth, G. 1902. Descriptions of new Hemiptera from New South Wales. Természetrajzi Füzetek 25: 601-612 [603].
Type data:
Holotype MNH ♀, Richmond, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Scudder, G.G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Astacops sensu lat. (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Pacific Insects 5: 315-415 [374]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Eidsvold, Peak Downs, NSW—Tweed River, Macleay River, Wollongbar.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Aposematic, arboreal, diurnal, granivore (associated flora: Parsonsia straminea (R.Br.) F.Muell. [APOCYNACEAE] Common Silkpod), gregarious, subtropical, temperate, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
General References
Slater, A. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the Lygaeinae of Australia (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 52: 301-481 [350, fig. 15] (description, habitus)
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. Storrs : University of Connecticut xviii 1668 pp. [189, 1626] (catalogue)
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. [25] (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 |