Species Aka dobsonensis Löcker, 2015
Aka dobsonensis Löcker, adult
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Species Aka dobsonensis Löcker, 2015
Compiler and date details
9 July 2015 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Aka dobsonensis Löcker, B. 2015. Revision of the Australian species of Aka White, 1879 (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 3956(2): 199–223 [209].
Type data:
Holotype ASCU ASCTHE028621 ♂ (coll: J. Keble-Williams, 6.iii.2000, 1080m, ex Nothofagus cunninghamii beats, 55GDN662743, Id4/Nc/HeAu3), Lake Dobson, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania [42° 40.9’S, 146° 35.2’E].
Introduction
This Tasmanian endemic is only known from two males from locations within Mount Field National Park.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.
Diagnosis
Aka dobsonensis and A. sorellensis are the only Australian species of Aka with a deeply excavated apex of the anal tube. These two species differ in the number of apical teeth on the first tarsomere (A. dobsonensis with 6, A. sorellensis with 7) (Löcker 2015).
ID Keys
Löcker 2015: 208
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIXIIDAE Spinola, 1839 | 09-Jul-2015 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |