Crompus opacus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae.[1][2][3] It is a terrestrial insect found only in Australia.[1] Crompus opacus is not currently listed under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 in the Northern Territory of Australia.[4]

Crompus opacus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Crompus
Species:
C. opacus
Binomial name
Crompus opacus
Scudder, 1958

Description

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Crompus opacus is recognizable by the white veins in the transparent surface of the forewing, and by the elongated head.[1] While the first description of the species by Geoffery Scudder indicated that the first antenna segment is always black, the color can be black, light yellow-brown, and sometimes pale white like the second segment of the antenna.[1] The pronotum occasionally has dark markings, including often a dark stripe down the center and a dark band at the base of the wings.[1]

Biology

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This species breeds on various species of myrtles (Myrtaceae), including Taxandria linearifolia, Kunzea recurva, and species of Leptospermum.[1] Crompus opacus is particularly common on the flowers of bush species between 2.5 and 3.5 meters tall growing in damp or moist areas along roads.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Slater, James A. (1976). "The Biology, Distribution and Taxonomy of Some Lygaeidae of Southwest Australia (hemiptera: Heteroptera)*". Australian Journal of Entomology. 15 (2): 129–151. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1976.tb01684.x.
  2. ^ "species Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958: Lygaeoidea Species File". lygaeoidea.speciesfile.org.
  3. ^ "Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958". www.gbif.org.
  4. ^ "Australia Atlas of Living Species: Crompus opacus". bie.ala.org.au.
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