Cross Small Milkweed Bug - ? Arocatus chiasmus
Family Lygaeidae
This page contains pictures and information about Cross Small Milkweed Bugs that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 9mm
- This species is very similar to the Arocatus rusticus. This species look almost the same expect darker is colours. We put a question-mark on the ID of this species because the reference information tell that the A. chiasmus was not found in Brisbane. Anyway, we found them only once.
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- We found them, included adults and different stages nymphs, inside a milkweed plant dry seed pod.
- Please check this LYGAEINAE page for general infromation about Small Milkweed Bugs.
- Reference:
- 1. Swan plant seed bug, Arocatus rusticus (Stål) - A guide to common invertebrates of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Clunie, L. and Jacob, H. 2008.
- 2. A taxonomic revision of the Lygaeinae of Australia (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) - Slater, A., University of Kansas science bulletin, v. 52(8,i.e.9) p. 301-481, 1985.
