Genus Micrelloides Evans, 1973
Micrelloides molaris Evans, type species of Micrelloides Evans (=
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Genus Micrelloides Evans, 1973
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22 July 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Micrelloides Evans, J.W. 1973. Some new genera and species of Cicadelloidea from Australia and New Guinea (Homoptera). Pacific Insects 15(2): 185-197 [189].
Type species:
Micrelloides molaris Evans, 1973 by original designation.
Introduction
This monotypic endemic genus is unusual in its combination of head structure and male genitalia. Its true affinities are not established but it has some similarities to other species of Paralimnini and has been placed there until more comprehensive appraisal of the relationships within the Deltocephalinae has been undertaken.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Carnarvon (CAR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
The face of the head is evenly convex and the labium is almost as long as the anteclypeus. The lora, anteriorly, are widely separated from the anterior margins of the maxillary plates. The antennal bases extend from the eyes to the sides of the frontoclypeus. The ocelli, which are on the sides of a thickened marginal rim separating the face from the crown of the head, are closely adjacent to the eyes. The crown, which is slightly concave, is broadly arrow-shaped and the sides of the pronotum narrowly separate the eyes from the bases of the tegmina. The tegmina have prominent veins and a wide appendix. In the male genitalia the 9th sternum is almost rectangular and the subgenital plates are broad and short (Evans 1973).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1973. Some new genera and species of Cicadelloidea from Australia and New Guinea (Homoptera). Pacific Insects 15(2): 185-197 [189]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Dec-2019 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 16-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 05-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |