Scutiphora pedicellata

Metallic Jewel Bug at Red Hill, ACT

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Identification history

Scutiphora pedicellata	20 Nov 2016	KimPullen
Scutiphora pedicellata	20 Nov 2016	KimPullen
Melobasis sp. (genus)	20 Nov 2016	Ratcliffe

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KimPullen wrote:

21 Nov 2016

A couple of things give this one away as a bug, not a beetle. First, the mouthparts (not visible in this shot) are a long sucking beak, not a pair of mandibles. Second, the hard covering over the abdomen is in one piece (it is an enlarged scutellum, part of the thorax), whereas in a beetle the covering over the abdomen is formed by the two elytra (hardened, modified front wings) which meet in a straight line down the middle.

Ratcliffe wrote:

21 Nov 2016

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Location information

Coordinates 149.105544 -35.327241
Places Red Hill, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Nov 2016 10:11 AM Recorded on
Ratcliffe Recorded by
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) Ratcliffe

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Scutiphora pedicellata Scientific name
Metallic Jewel Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2157.42m Recorded at altitude
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