Melanerythrus mactans

A seed bug at Ainslie, ACT

Melanerythrus mactans at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

Melanerythrus mactans at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

Melanerythrus mactans at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

Melanerythrus mactans at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

Melanerythrus mactans at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

Melanerythrus mactans at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

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Identification history

	Melanerythrus mactans	27 Nov 2018	KimPullen
	Unverified	14 Nov 2018	jb2602

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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.

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KimPullen wrote:

26 Nov 2018

I don't think Spilostethus pandurus is recorded from Australia, although other species of the genus are.

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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
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Insects Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Melanerythrus mactans Scientific name
A seed bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 935.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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