Species Acantholybas kirkaldyi Bergroth, 1909
- Acantholybas kirkaldyi Bergroth, E. 1909. Hemiptera nova orientalia. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 53: 184-190 [185].
Type data:
Neotype ANIC ♂ (depository uncertain), near Brooks Bay, TAS.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀.Type locality references:
Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [520].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
TAS—near Nugent.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arboreal, ground dweller, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér [MYRTACEAE] Messmate), sap-feeder, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
On Eucalyptus obliqua saplings.
General References
Brailovsky, H. 2001. A further contribution to the Australian systematics of the tribe Colpurini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77: 79-89 [80] (key)
Brailovsky, H. & Barrera, E. 1996. Revisión del complejo Sciophyrus (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Colpurini). Folia Entomologica Mexicana 96: 15-106 [37] (diagnosis, type possibly lost)
Steinbauer, M.J. & Clarke, A.R. 1996. Revision of the genus Acantholybas Breddin (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(4): 519-525 [520, figs 1,2,7,8] (description, biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | COREIDAE | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | PENTATOMOMORPHA | 31-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2012 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |