Species Sikaiana hyalinata Distant, 1907
Compiler and date details
18 January 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Sikaiana hyalinata Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [399].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH sex, quantity unknown (coll.: F.P. Dodd), Queensland.
Introduction
This species was described simply from "Queensland" but the type material was collected by F.P. Dodd who did most of his collecting in the wet tropics of North Queensland (Monteith 1991) and it is probable that the material originated here.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph may be fungal feeder
Diagnosis
Body and legs very pale tawny yellow, slightly greyishly tomentose; eyes black; tegmina and wings pale hyaline, the venation darker or more ochraceous; tegmina with some pale sanguineous spots on costal area, becoming more numerous near apex, inner and apical margins a little clouded with pale fuscous; wings with the apical veins and the transverse vein on anal area very slightly and palely fuscous. Long., excl. teg., 2 mm; exp. tegm. 11.5 mm (Distant 1907).
Diagnosis References
Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [399]
General References
Monteith, G.B. 1991. The Butterfly Man of Kuranda, Frederick Parkhurst Dodd. South Brisbane : Queensland Museum 1, 34 pp. [ISBN 0 7242 4481 6]
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) |