Pittosporum Bug Pseudapines geminata (van Duzee, 1905)
Fauna Portal species: 11756
Pseudapines geminata male, dorsal (HBI N30295-12; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4964Diagnosis
Pseusapines geminata is the only species of Pseudapines in Australia; it can be identified by its distinct white dorsal markings. Gross (1976) states that the species has no obvious relatives in Australia.
Status
- native
Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1976): Handbook of the flora and fauna of South Australia. Plant-feeding and other bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia - Part 2. Handbooks Committee, South Australian Government, Adelaide, 251 - 501