Species Heronax rubrinervis (Distant, 1907)
Compiler and date details
13 January 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Fenuahala rubrinervis Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [413].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH sex, quantity unknown (coll.: F.P. Dodd), Cairns District, Queensland.
Generic Combinations
- Heronax rubrinervis (Distant, 1907). —
Kirkaldy, G.W. 1907. Leafhoppers — Supplement (Hemiptera). Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station Entomological Series 3: 1-186 [176]
Introduction
A small delicate greyish species with veins on the tegmen red, from the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph may be fungal feeder
Diagnosis
Body above fuscous, more or less greyishly tomentose, lateral margins of the vertex of head greyish white; antennae, body beneath, and legs very pale ochraceous; eyes dark castaneous; tegmina greyish subhyaline, with dark fuscous markings, the principal greyish areas being costal and claval, three small discal spots, and three large irregular spots on apical area, three small fuscous spots in costal area beyond middle, veins to apical marginal areas sanguineous; wings very pale fuliginous with a slight opaline lustre, veins dark fuscous. Long., excl. teg., 2.5 mm; exp. tegm. 14 mm (Distant 1907)
Diagnosis References
Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [413]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 | 28-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |