Species Macropsis wilsoni Evans, 1936
Compiler and date details
26 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Macropsis wilsoni Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [67].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (missing) (coll.: F.E. Wilson. Evans (1966) noted that the holotype was missing from AM), Grampian Mtns, Victoria.
Introduction
This species is known from two localities in western Victoria although the variety from Kiata is reddish brown rather than brownish yellow.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head pale brownish yellow; eyes reddish brown; crown of head from above visible narrowly against the eyes. Pronotum pale brown flecked with chestnut brown. Scutellum yellow. Tegmen yellowish hyaline, the anal angle suffused with dark brown. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface, and legs, pale brown with dark brown markings. Length 4 mm, head width 1.5 mm (Evans 1936).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [67]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 23-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |