Species Theseus distanti Gross, 1972
- Theseus distanti 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 [8] [nom. nov. for Theseus scutellatus Distant, 1910].
- Theseus scutellatus Distant, W.L. 1910. Rhynchotal notes. LII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 6: 369-386, 465-481, 585-603 [375] [secondary junior homonym of Poecilometis scutellatus Distant, 1899].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hem. 741 sex unknown (abdomen damaged), Townsville, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore, sap-feeder, terrestrial, tropical, volant.
General References
Baehr, M. 1989. Review of the Australian shield bug genus Theseus Stål. Spixiana (Munich) 11: 243-258 [252] (description)
History of changes
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| 15-Aug-2012 | 15-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |