Crompus opacus

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Crompus opacus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Crompus
Species:
C. opacus
Binomial name
Crompus opacus
Scudder, 1958

Crompus opacus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. [1] [2] [3] It is a terrestrial insect found only in Australia. [1] Crompus opacus is not currently listed under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 in the Northern Territory of Australia. [4]

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Description

Crompus opacus is recognizable by the white veins in the transparent surface of the forewing, and by the elongated head. [1] While the first description of the species by Geoffery Scudder indicated that the first antenna segment is always black, the color can be black, light yellow-brown, and sometimes pale white like the second segment of the antenna. [1] The pronotum occasionally has dark markings, including often a dark stripe down the center and a dark band at the base of the wings. [1]

Biology

This species breeds on various species of myrtles (Myrtaceae), including Taxandria linearifolia , Kunzea recurva , and species of Leptospermum . [1] Crompus opacus is particularly common on the flowers of bush species between 2.5 and 3.5 meters tall growing in damp or moist areas along roads. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Slater, James A. (1976). "The Biology, Distribution and Taxonomy of Some Lygaeidae of Southwest Australia (hemiptera: Heteroptera)*". Australian Journal of Entomology. 15 (2): 129–151. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1976.tb01684.x .
  2. ↑ "species Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958: Lygaeoidea Species File". lygaeoidea.speciesfile.org.
  3. ↑ "Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958". www.gbif.org.
  4. ↑ "Australia Atlas of Living Species: Crompus opacus". bie.ala.org.au.


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