Xylastodoris Explained

Xylastodoris, also known as the royal palm bug, is a genus of true bugs in the family Thaumastocoridae. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Xylastodoris luteolus. It occurs only on one palm species called Roystonea regia.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. 1996. Péricart . J.. Golub . V. B.. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-15-3.
• Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis. 2009. Schuh . Randall T.. Weirauch . Christiane. Wheeler . Ward C.. Systematic Entomology. 34. 1. 15–48. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. 10.1.1.498.8756. 85422423.

Notes and References

1. Cassis, G.. Monteith, Geoff B.. Postle, Anthony. 2023. Hiding among the palms: the remarkable discovery of a new palm bug genus and species (Insecta: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) from remote Norfolk Island; systematics, natural history, palm specialism and biogeography. Invertebrate Systematics. 37. 10. 702-740. 10.1071/IS23040. free.