Species Aka issidopsis Löcker, 2015

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• Aka issidopsis 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 [213].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 20-007841 ♂ (coll: D.H. Colless, vi 1987), Blundells Creek, Australian Capital Territory [35.22S 148.50E].

 

Introduction

This is the only species of the genus recorded only from mainland Australia. The other species are all endemic to Tasmania.

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, Vic: South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: phloem feeder.

Extra Ecological Information

Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.

 

Diagnosis

This species can easily be distinguished from all other species of Aka by the following characters. Forewings at posterior end of thorax not tectiform, but raised up, both forewings almost forming a continuous plane. Therefore in dorsal view forewings very wide, diamond shaped, resembling some members of the family Issidae. All other species have entirely tectiform wings, which are narrow in dorsal view (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