Host taxa for SCUTELLERIDAE

Animal Hosts

LEPIDOPTERA

ZYGAENIDAE

• Levuana iridescens Bethune-Baker, 1906
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

Plant Hosts

ANGIOSPERMAE

ASTERACEAE

• Bedfordia salicina (Labill.) — Dogwood
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Xanthium strumarium L.
      Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

• Sambucus gaudichaudiana DC.
      Scutiphora pedicellata (Kirby, 1826) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

CASUARINACEAE

• Allocasuarina humilis (Otto & A.Dietr.) — Dwarf Sheoak
      Austrotichus rugosus Gross, 1975 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Allocasuarina pusilla (Macklin) — Dwarf Sheoak
      Austrotichus rugosus Gross, 1975 [SCUTELLERIDAE]

EUPHORBIACEAE

• Beyeria lechenaultii (DC.) — Pale Turpentine-bush
      Choerocoris variegatus Dallas, 1851 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Beyeria viscosa (Labill.) — Pinkwood
      Choerocoris grossi Cassis & Vanags, 2006 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Choerocoris variegatus Dallas, 1851 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Breynia oblongifolia J.Muell
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Exoecaria agallocha L.
      Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Jatropha gossypifolia L.
      Agonosoma trilineatum (Fabricius, 1781) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Macaranga tanarius (L.) — Blush Macaranga
      Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Mallotus claoxyloides (F.Muell.) — Green Kamala
      Cantao parentum (White, 1839) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Mallotus discolor Benth. — Kamala
      Cantao parentum (White, 1839) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Mallotus philippensis Karst.
      Cantao parentum (White, 1839) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

FABACEAE

• Acacia consanguinea R.S.Cowan & Maslin
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia cyclops A.Cunn. ex G.Don — Western Coastal Wattle
      Choerocoris variegatus Dallas, 1851 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia ligulata A.Cunn. ex Benth. — Umbrella Bush
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia pendula A.Cunn. ex G.Don — Weeping Myall
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia pulchella R.Br. — Prickly Moses
      Morbora australis Distant, 1899 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia saligna (Labill.) — Golden Wreath Wattle
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia sp. — Wattle
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia stowardii Maiden — Bastard Mulga
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Acacia victoriae Benth. — Prickly Wattle
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Arachis hypogaea L. — Peanut
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Medicago sativa L. — Alfalfa, Lucerne
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Mimosa pigra L.
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

MALVACEAE

• Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) — Flame Tree
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Brachychiton australis (Schott & Endl.) — Broad-leaved Bottletree
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Brachychiton rupestris (T.L.Mitch. ex Lindl.) — Queensland Bottletree
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Gossypium hirsutum L. — Cotton
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Hibiscus rosasinensis L.
      Coleotichus excellens Walker, 1867 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Hibiscus tiliaceus L.
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Lagunaria patersonia G.Don
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

MORACEAE

• Ficus carica L. — Fig
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Ficus leucotricha (Miq.) — Rock Fig
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Ficus sp.
      Coleotichus excellens Walker, 1867 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

MYRTACEAE

• Eucalyptus gongylocarpa Blakely, 1936 — Marble Gum
      Solenotichus circuliferus (Walker, 1867) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Eucalyptus sp. — Gum Tree
      Morbora australis Distant, 1899 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) — Tick Bush
      Lampromicra aerea (Distant, 1892) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. — Manuka
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Leptospermum sp. — Tea-tree
      Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

PANDANACEAE

• Pandanus sp.
      Calliscyta stalii (Vollenhoven, 1863) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

PITTOSPORACEAE

• Bursaria sp.
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Bursaria spinosa Cav. — Boxthorn
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Lampromicra aerea (Distant, 1892) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

PLANTAGINACEAE

• Plantago sp.
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

PROTEACEAE

• Banksia marginata Cav. — Silver Banksia
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Lambertia inermis R.Br.
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

RHAMNACEAE

• Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) — Red Ash
      Coleotichus artensis (Montrouzier, 1858) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Spyridium globulosum (Labill.) — Basket Bush
      Choerocoris variegatus Dallas, 1851 [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Stenanthemum complica (F.Muell.)
      Heissiphara minuta Cassis & Vanags, 2006 [SCUTELLERIDAE]

RHIZOPHORACEAE

• Rhizophora sp.
      Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

ROSACEAE

• Crataegus oxycantha L. — Hawthorn
      Scutiphora pedicellata (Kirby, 1826) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Prunus domestica L. — Plum
      Scutiphora pedicellata (Kirby, 1826) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

SAPINDACEAE

• Acer oblongum Wall.
      Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea lanceolata F.Muell.
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea triquetra Wendl.
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
      Scutiphora pedicellata (Kirby, 1826) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. — Soapwood
      Coleotichus costatus (Fabricius, 1787) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea viscosa L. — Sticky Hopbush
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea viscosa angustissima (DC.) — Slender Hop-bush
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea viscosa mucronata J.G.West
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]
• Dodonaea viscosa spatulata (Sm.) — Sticky Hop-Bush
      Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

VERBENACEAE

• Lantana camara L.
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

GYMNOSPERMAE

ARAUCARIACEAE

• Araucaria cunninghamii Mudie — Hoop Pine
      Cantao parentum (White, 1839) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

PTERIDOPHYTE

ADIANTACEAE

• Adiantum aethiopicum F. — Common Maidenhair Fern
      Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803) [SCUTELLERIDAE]

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