Species Poecilometis callosus Gross, 1972
- Poecilometis callosus 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 [28].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T4334 ♂, Little Desert, VIC.
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♀; BMNH ♂; SAMA I20,572 ♂.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
VIC—Kiata, SA—Billiatt Conservation Park, Hincks National Park.
IBRA
SA, Vic, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Tanami (TAN), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arid, herbivore, sap-feeder, temperate, terrestrial, volant.
General References
Gross, G.F. 1976. Plant-feeding and Other Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia. Heteroptera. Adelaide : A.B. James Vol. 2 251-501 pp. [306] (description)
History of changes
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| 15-Aug-2012 | 15-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED |