Species Sigara (Tropocorixa) tasmaniae Jaczewski, 1939

Museums

Regional Maps

• Sigara tasmaniae Jaczewski, T. 1939. Uwagi o wios lakach (Corixidae). XV–XXIII. Annales Musei Zoologici Polonici 13: 269-302 [298].

  Type data:

   Holotype TDA ♂, National Park, TAS.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Shannon Lagoon, plus type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH)

Ecological Descriptors

Aquatic, arthropod-feeder, detritivore, diurnal, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, volant.

 

General References

Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 2004. Australian Water Bugs. Their Biology and Identification (Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha). Entomonographen Denmark : Apollo Books Vol. 14 344 pp.

Lansbury, I. 1970. Revision of the Australian Sigara (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Corixidae). Journal of Natural History 4: 39-54 [44, figs 31-43] (description)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
30-Nov-2012		30-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
15-Aug-2012		15-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
20-Oct-2010		06-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)