Brown Long-headed Shield Bug - Austromalaya reticulat
Family Pentatomidae
This page contains pictures and information about Brown Long-headed Shield Bugs in genera Austromalaya that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 20mm
- We found this bug once in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. It was resting on a burnt tree trunk. We thought this was a shield bug species that we commonly saw. We found out it was not so common when we looked at the pictures at home. This shield bug looks very similar to the Gum Tree Shield Bug, which is common in Brisbane Eucalyptus forest.
- Because those difference species of Shield Bugs look so similar and live in the same environments, we believe they may have form a Mullerian mimicry complex.
- This Stink Bug was also found in Wishart near the Bulimba Creek during early summer.
- Reference:
- 1. FaunaKeys - Stink Bugs of Australia, Australian Museum online 2003.
- 2. Austromalaya reticulatus - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Commonwealth of Australia 2005.
- 3. Insect Reference Collection Database - Department of Agriculture Western Australia.
