Melanacanthus scutellaris
Small brown bean bug at Paddys River, ACT
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| Melanacanthus scutellaris | KimPullen | 14 Apr 2021 | |
| Melanacanthus scutellaris | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Apr 2021 | |
| Unverified | Harrisi | 7 Apr 2021 |
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3 comments
7 Apr 2021
Not sure how to tell small bean bug from brown bean bug Riptortus serapes, but I think the small bean bug has cream stripes along the sides of its body while those of the brown bean bug are yellow
14 Apr 2021
I now think Riptortus serripes (Large brown bean bug, LBBB) does not occur here. The ALA distribution map shows a coastal distribution for it, and no records south of Wollongong. I have now renamed all our LBBB sightings as Small brown bean bug (SBBB).
Location information
- Coordinates 148.921895-35.340964
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2021 03:49 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Acacia sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melanacanthus scutellaris Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Melanacanthus scutellaris Scientific name
- Small brown bean bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1618.72m Recorded at altitude
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