Plautia affinis
Appearance
Plautia affinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pentatomidae |
Genus: | Plautia |
Species: | P. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Plautia affinis (Dallas, 1851)
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Plautia affinis is a species of stink bug found mainly in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It was first described in 1851 as Pentatoma affinis by William Sweetland Dallas.[3][4] It is small, bright green and has brown hemelytra.
Range
[edit]Plautia affinis is found in all states and territories of Australia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Green Stink Bug (Plautia affinis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ McDonald, F. J. D. (1971). "Life cycle of the green stink bug Plautia affinis Dallas (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 10 (4). Wiley: 271–275. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1971.tb00040.x. ISSN 1326-6756.
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Plautia affinis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Dallas, W.S. (1851). List of the Specimens of Hemipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Richard Taylor. pp. Part 1 368 pp. XI pls. [252]. Retrieved 31 May 2022.