Genus Aneipo Kirkaldy, 1906

Museums

Regional Maps

• Aneipo Kirkaldy, G.W. 1906. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies. Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station Entomological Series 1(9): 271-479 [425].

  Type species:

   Aneipo diva Kirkaldy, 1906 by monotypy.
• Tudea Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xli. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 277-295 [290].

  Type species:

   Tudea picturata Distant, 1907 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [416] (synonymy of Tudea Distant)

Introduction

Aneipo was reviewed by Lambkin (1978) who redescribed the three previously described species and added a fourth. The genus is restricted to wetter areas on the Australian east coast and adjacent ranges. Two of the species are brightly coloured while the other two are pale brown, albeit with some distinctive markings. Specimens of all species are uncommon in collections despite their distribution including popular insect collecting sites such as Barrington Tops (NSW), Kuranda (N. Qld) and Lamington National Park (SE Qld)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

The genus is distinguished by the strongly depressed vertex with raised margins and the emarginate posterior margin. The margins of the frons are foliately elevated. Hind tibia with single lateral spine.
(Fletcher 2004, http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/achilidae/aneipo.htm)

"Small to large (total length 5.9–12.3, body length 4.0–8.0), with female slightly larger than male. Head. – Vertex distinctly depressed, wider than long, margins carinate or carinate to foliate. Lateral margins of frons and postclypeus convex. Frons depressed posteriorly, medially carinate for at least a short distance anteriorly, lateral margins strongly carinate anteriorly, markedly foliate posteriorly. Frontoclypeal suture obsolete medially, acutely converging anteriorly. Postclypeus slightly tumid medially, lateral margins carinate. Rostrum reaching to level of mid trochanters. Thorax.– Pronotum distinctly wider than long, much shorter behind eyes than medially, posterior margin broadly obtusely angulate, lateral margins bicarinate; medial disc strongly developed, elevated, anteriorly projected, with median carina strongly developed, lateral margins carinate to foliate, joined anteriorly, at least slightly divergent posteriorly, reaching hind margin of pronotum. Mesonotum wider than long, tricarinate, the lateral carinae parallel, occupying entire length, median carina the anterior half. Legs: Hind tibia with one lateral spine at about midlength, a single bank of apical spines. Wings: Fore wings shallowly tectiform, distal regions partly overlapping. Fore wing broad, about 2-3 x as long as wide, about 2 x as long as claval suture; translucent; texture smooth; apical margin broadly rounded; posterior margin obtusely angulate at apex of clavus; CuA slightly curved to gently sinuate; point of separation of R from Sc far basal to level of basal forking of M. Abdomen.– Anal segment: anal lobe with paired basal processes short and broad, apex subconical; segment 11 transverse; segment 10 with posterodorsal margin straight. Male genitalia: basal region of aedeagus dorsally upcurved and then recurved ventrally for a short distance. Phallobase with all lobes proximally distinct, each lateral lobe with a dorsally or posterodorsally directed process, ventral lobe with strongly upcurved lateral edges partly enclosing lateral lobes and distal aedeagal appendages. Female genitalia: bursa copulatrix wall with dorsally attached internal sclerite. Ventral lobe of first valve with a central setose lobe, posterior margin with three longitudinal membranous lobes. Second valves simple, weakly sclerotised, the distinct distal regions of each valve broad-based, closely approximated; ventral basal lobe well developed, as is connecting pillar from dorsal basal lobe. Third valve with lateral lobe produced dorso-apically into a long, thin process; dorsal lobe with apex acutely pointed in dorsolateral view." (Lambkin 1978)

ID Keys

Moir, M.L. and Fletcher, M.J. (2005). Illustrated key to the genera of the tribe Achilini found in Australia (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae)http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/achilidae/achili00.htm

Diagnosis References

Lambkin, K.J. 1978. The Australian achiline genera Aneipo Kirkaldy and Bunduica Jacobi (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(1): 25-40 [26]

General References

Lambkin, K.J. 1978. The Australian achiline genera Aneipo Kirkaldy and Bunduica Jacobi (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(1): 25-40

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