Species Anacephaleus minutus Evans, 1937
Compiler and date details
16 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Anacephaleus minutus Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [43].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (coll.: D.C. Swan), Perth, Western Australia.Secondary source:
Evans, J.W. 1977. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Part 2. Records of the Australian Museum 31(3): 83-129 [92]. - Anacephaleus carribensis Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [44].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀ (coll.: N.B. Tindale), Carribie, York Peninsula, South Australia. - Anacephaleus ulopae Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [44].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀ (coll.: A.M. Lea), Adelaide, South Australia. - Anacephaleus latus Evans, J.W. 1939. Some new Australian Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 63(1): 44-50 [45].
Type data:
Holotype MMUS ♂, King George Sound, Western Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [91] (synonymy of A. carribensis and A. latus)
- Evans, J.W. 1977. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Part 2. Records of the Australian Museum 31(3): 83-129 [92] (synonymy of A. ulopae)
Generic Combinations
- Anacephaleus minutus Evans, 1937. —
Evans, J.W. 1977. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Part 2. Records of the Australian Museum 31(3): 83-129 [92] - Cephalelus minutus (Evans, 1937). —
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [91]
Introduction
This short headed species shows a range in size across its Bassian distribution.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head punctate, brown with dark brown markings; labium long, reaching to beyond the bases of the hind legs; clypeus small, pear-shaped; genae separated from the maxillary plates by a transverse suture. Frons parallel-sided, the lateral borders terminating at the antennal pits which are deep; vertex with a slight median longitudinal ridge; ocelli present, closer to each other than to the eyes on each side. Pronotum and scutellum punctate, brown with dark brown markings. Tegmen transparent, punctate basally and along the veins; venation distinct. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface and legs brown. Length 3.5 mm, head width 0.8 mm (Evans 1937).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [43]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 27-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |