Species Karrama punctata (Lallemand, 1935)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Colgar laraticum punctatum Lallemand, V. 1935. Homoptères des Iles de la Sonde et de l'Australie du Nord. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 42(26): 661-681 [664].

  Type data:

   Lectotype MHNB ♂ (coll.: v.1931, Handschin), Marrakai, Northern Territory.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [89].

Introduction

This species is unknown to the compiler. Medler (1988) provides illustrations of the male genitalia from Marrakai in the Northern Territory. Medler (1988) discusses the status of the paralectotypes. Lallemand (1935) cited 7 specimens but Medler (1988) found 3 ♂, 3 ♀ in the Basel Museum, one of which he designated as lectotype, and an additional 3 ♂, 2 ♀ with identical labels in Brussels. Medler (1988) states "It appears that Lallemand first attached his determination label as Colgar peracuta but later changed his mind and named the specimens as a variety of Colgar laraticus, neglecting to attach punctata labels on the specimens." What is more likely, is that the five specimens in Brussels are the five specimens listed at the bottom of page 663 of Lallemand (1935) as "Colgar peracutus Walk. Australie N.: Marrakai, mai 31. 5 ex."

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld: Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Plains (GUP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

Diagnosis

Tegmina green ochraceous; costal, sutural and apical margins bright red, a large red spot at centre of discal cell crossvein. Vertex and pronotum with median longitudinal red band; mesonotum entirely tawny orange; tarsi and tibiae pink. Hind leg spine formula 1 : 6 : 7 (Medler 1988).

Diagnosis References

Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [88]

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