Species Aka gwana Löcker, 2015
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Species Aka gwana Löcker, 2015
Compiler and date details
9 July 2015 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Aka gwana 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 [210].
Type data:
Holotype TDPI 145562 ♂ (coll: T. Semmens, 24.x.1990, 710m, u.v.light), Mt Michael, Tasmania.
Introduction
This species is only known from two localities in the Ben Lomond bioregion of NE Tasmania.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished from all other Australian Aka species by the presence of more than two spines on the male flagellum (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 |