Macroscytus australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pentatomoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Pentatomoidea

Familia: Cydnidae
Subfamilia: Cydninae
Tribus: Geotomini
Genus: Macroscytus
Species: Macroscytus australis

Name

Macroscytus australis (Erichson, 1842: 275)

  • Original genus: Cydnus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Lis, 1999: 207
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: ZMHU, as 'ZMHB'
  • Type locality: 'Vandiemensland' [AUSTRALIA TAS]

Synonymy

  • Aethus leptospermi Butler, 1874: 25
  • Original genus: Aethus
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Lis, 1996: 221
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'New Zealand'
  • NOTE: A holotype (as 'the type') was designated in the original publication, so the validity of the above lectotype designation is unclear.

References

  • Lis, J.A. 1996: A review of burrower bugs of the Australian region, with a discussion on the distribution of the genera (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae). Genus 7(2): 177–238. Full article (PDF) on ResearchGate Reference page.  [See p. 220]
  • Lis, J.A. 1997: Studies on the Cydnidae of the Australian region XI. A review of species from New Caledonia, with descriptions of Chilocoris neocaledonicus n. sp. and Macroscytus matilei n. sp. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Genus 8(3-4): 591–602. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 596]
  • Lis, J.A. 1999. Burrower bugs of the Old World - a catalogue (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae). Genus 10(2): 165–249. ResearchGate Open access Reference page. 
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