Calphurnioides australis Wygodzinsky

Tatarnic, Nikolai J., Wall, Michael A. & Cassis, Gerasimos, 2011, A systematic revision of the Australian ploiarioline thread-legged assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae), Zootaxa 2762, pp. 1-30 : 5

Calphurnioides australis Wygodzinsky

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Calphurnioides australis Wygodzinsky, 1956: 208 , figs 98–108

Material examined. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 1 Ψ Kauri Creek, Tinaroo Dam, 17.2o S 145.6o E, 24 April 1970, G.B. Montheith ( UQIC)

Diagnosis. Recognized by the following combination of characters: long bodied (5.2 mm); body primarily stramineous; M and Cu veins curved basal of discal cell, appearing to meet and form a basal cell, however not joined by dark pigmentation in membrane ( Fig. 3 ); legs with distinct pigmented annulations.

Distribution. Calphurnioides australis is known from northern Queensland and the Moluccas ( Fig. 2 ).

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FIGURE 2. Distribution of Ademula and Calphurnoides in Australia.

FIGURE 3. Forewing of Calphurnoides australis.