Melanerythrus mactans
A seed bug at Ainslie, ACT
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| Melanerythrus mactans | KimPullen | 27 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | jb2602 | 14 Nov 2018 |
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User's notes
Looks like Spiloster pandurus image on CNM but I'm not sure about the rest of the internet.
1 comment
26 Nov 2018
I don't think Spilostethus pandurus is recorded from Australia, although other species of the genus are.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152038-35.259140
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melanerythrus mactans Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Melanerythrus mactans Scientific name
- A seed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1329.3m Recorded at altitude
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