Major Group: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Corixidae
Genus: Diaprepocoris |
Descriptive Features: body suboval
head more or less produced anteriorly, yellowish
2 ocelli present dorsally on head, close to compound eyes
pronotum short, rugose
well-developed, exposed meso-scutellum, usually dark brownish
hemelytra yellowish brown with darker patches
scutellum and hemelytra covered with numerous small black spinelets
fore tibia and tarsus fused forming an elongate pala fringed with long hairs
cuticular blades present on hind tarsi
male abdomen and genital segments strongly asymmetrica, asymmetry usually dextral but sinistral asymmetry may occur (D. pedderensis)
male strigil present, small
Total length: 3.6 - 8.4 mm |
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Diaprepocoris barycephala |
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Taxonomic Checklist: Species
Diaprepocoris barycephalus Kirkaldy
Diaprepocoris pedderensis Knowles
Diaprepocoris personata Hale |
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Distribution: Tas, Vic, NSW, SA, Qld, S WA
Functional Feeding Group: predators, scavengers |
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Mitta River, Eskdale Vic |
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Information Sources: Andersen & Weir 2004, Cassis & Gross 1995, Lansbury & Lake 2002, Hawking & Smith 1997
Key to Species: Andersen & Weir 2004 |
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