Open AccessON THE BIOLOGY AND ZOOGEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIAN LYGAEIDAE (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SOUTHWEST FAUNA *
Author(s) -
Slater James A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1975.tb02002.x
Subject(s) - lygaeidae , hemiptera , biology , heteroptera , zoogeography , fauna , ecology , zoology
Bassian, Eyrean, relict, and recent Oriental elements of the lygaeid fauna of southwest Western Australia are discussed. Host plant relationships of Lygaeidae of this area are summarised. An account is given of wing polymorphism in Australian lygaeids, and a classification of the major types of fore wings is proposed.