Creontiades dilutus Stål, 1859

Namyatova, Anna A., Schwartz, Michael D. & Cassis, Gerasimos, 2013, First record of the genus Stenotus Jakovlev from Australia, with two new species, and a list of mirine species from Witchelina Nature Reserve (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini), Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 47 (13 - 14), pp. 987-1008 : 1003-1004

Creontiades dilutus Stål, 1859

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Material examined

AUSTRALIA: South Australia: Witchelina Nature Reserve, Bushy Yowie Track , 30.15146 ◦ S, 137.89828 ◦ E, 133 m, 19 October 2010, M. Elias, ♂ (00404883) ( UNSW) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, Tea Tree Swamp , 30.0726 ◦ S, 135.07688 ◦ E, 98 m, 21 October 2010, M. Elias, ♀ (00404913) ( SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, Witchelina Homestead , 30.0207 ◦ S, 138.0446 ◦ E, 166 m, 19 October 2010, M. Elias, 5♂ (00404889, 00404890, 00404893–00404895), 3♀ (00041249, 00404911, 00404912) ( UNSW, SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.02 ◦ N, 138.04 ◦ E, 166 m, 19 October 2012, M. Elias, 3♂ (00404885–00404887), 2♀ (00404903, 00404916) ( UNSW, SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 29.9768 ◦ S, 138.08716 ◦ E, 149 m, 11 October 2010, A. Namyatova, 2♂ (00404888, 00404891), ♀ (00404904) ( UNSW, SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.0733 ◦ S, 138.13063 ◦ E, 117 m, 14 October 2010, A. Namyatova, ♀ (00404907) ( UNSW) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.11988 ◦ S, 138.14363 ◦ E, 111 m, 14 October 2010, A. Namyatova, ♀ (00404908) ( SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.1643 ◦ S, 137.98397 ◦ E, 153 m, 21 October 2010, M. Elias, 2♂ (00041245, 00404897), 4♀ (00041244, 00404906, 00404910, 00404915) ( UNSW; SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.18533 ◦ S, 137.97046 ◦ E, 145 m, 12 October 2010, A. Namyatova, 3♀ (00404901, 00404902, 00404905) ( UNSW, SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.0565 ◦ S, 137.97082 ◦ E, 205 m, 20 October 2010, M. Elias, male (00404884), ♀ (00404914) ( UNSW, SAMA) . Witchelina Nature Reserve, approx. 40 km north-west of Lyndhurst , 30.02083 ◦ S, 138.04472 ◦ E, 212 m, 11 October 2010, A. Namyatova, ♂ (00404892) ( UNSW) ; 13 October 2010, A. Namyatova, 2♂ (00404898, 00404899) ( UNSW, SAMA) .

Discussion

This species is widespread in Australia ( Cassis and Gross 1995; Malipatil and Cassis 1997). This is the first record from Witchelina Nature Reserve.

Figures

Figure 7. Habitus view of other Mirini, found in Witchelina Nature Reserve: Chimsunchartella schwartzi, Creontiades dilutus and Taylorilygus apicalis (male and female of each species).