New genus and new species of myrmecomorphic plant bug from Australia (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirini)

被引:7
作者
Schwartz, MD
Cassis, G
机构
[1] Australian Museum, Ctr Biodivers & Conservat Res, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
[2] Amer Museum Nat Hist, Dept Entomol, New York, NY 10024 USA
来源
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY | 2003年 / 42卷
关键词
Acrorrhinium; ant-mimicry; Heteroptera; Miridae; myrmecomorphy; northern Queensland; Oecophylla; Oecophyllodes; taxonomy;
D O I
10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00361.x
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
Oecophyllodes bipunctatus gen. n. and sp. n., from northern Queensland, is associated with the green tree ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius), on rattlepod, Crotalaria sp. (Fabaceae). Illustrations of the genitalic structures, scanning electron photomicrographs of various external structures, illustration of the dorsal habitus, and a comparative photograph conveying the ant-like habitus of the discussed taxa are provided.
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页码:254 / 259
页数:6
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