Species Euryaulax kirkaldyi Liang, Combéfis & Jiang, 2012
Compiler and date details
16 April 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Euryaulax kirkaldyi Liang, A.P., Combéfis, É. & Jiang, G.M. 2012. Revision of the Spittlebug Genus Euryaulax Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Cercopidae) from Australia. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 105(2): 150–164 [161].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 8.vi.1973, R.L. Kitching, at light), 5 km NNW of Cahill's Crossing, East Alligator River, Northern Territory [12.23S 132.57E].
Introduction
This species has been recorded from many localities in the northern parts of the Northern Territory. It is the largest species of the genus.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: xylem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished from E. carnifex (Fabr.) by its large body size, the lateral plates more elongated with reduced ventral process, the large angle between ventral and posterior processes, the lack of overlap between lateral and subgenital plates and the missing dark spots on the hindwings (Liang, et al. (2012).
ID Keys
Liang, et al. 2012: 155–159
Diagnosis References
Liang, A.P., Combéfis, É. & Jiang, G.M. 2012. Revision of the Spittlebug Genus Euryaulax Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Cercopidae) from Australia. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 105(2): 150–164 [161–162]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |