Genus Chinaella Evans, 1936
Chinaella argentata Evans, type species of Chinaella Evans.
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Genus Chinaella Evans, 1936
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27 July 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Chinaella Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [76].
Type species:
Chinaella argentata Evans, 1936 by original designation.
Introduction
This endemic genus of four species is associated with drier inland areas of the continent.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Diagnosis
The head is evenly rounded, the antennal ledges are prominent, the hind margin of the frons is distinct and the ocelli are on the ventral surface of the head. The crown is visible narrowly from above, being widest against the eyes, and the head, including the eyes, is narrower than the pronotum at the base. The lateral margins of the pronotum are narrow in comparison with species in related genera but sufficiently wide to separate the bases of the tegmina from the eyes and the propleurae are visible as lateral prolongations of the pronotum. The tegmina overlap very considerably so that when the tegmina are closed, the distal parts of the anal borders lie at an acute angle to the proximal conjoined borders. The appendix is wide, and there is a supplementary appendix. (Evans 1936).
ID Keys
Fletcher, M.J. (2008) Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Tribe Penthimiini occurring in Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/penthimiini/penth00.htm
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [76]
History of changes
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| 05-Dec-2019 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 16-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 01-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |