Genus Aloeurymela Evans, 1965
Aloeurymela gearyi Evans, type species of Aloeurymela Evans.
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Genus Aloeurymela Evans, 1965
Compiler and date details
3 August 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Aloeurymela Evans, J.W. 1965. A new genus and species of Eurymelidae (Homoptera, Cicadelloidea). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 90(1): 85-86 [85].
Type species:
Aloeurymela gearyi Evans, 1965 by original designation.
Introduction
A small genus of just two species. These are relatively small (4–5 mm) for Eurymelini and tend to be dark brown with extensive pale mottling rather than black with white.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: Channel Country (CHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Mulga Lands (ML), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Diagnosis
On the face of the head the labium terminates between the middle coxae and the anterior margin of the anteclypeus is depressed below the rest of the sclerite. The crown of the head is only slightly wider against the eyes than in the centre. The tegmen has a well developed appendix. The hind tibiae have one spur and a few additional small spines. The male genitalia have oval subgenital plates bearing terminal hook-like styles arising from teh ventral margins (Evans 1965)
ID Keys
Fletcher, M.J. (2005) Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Tribe Eurymelini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/eurymelinae/eury00.html
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1965. A new genus and species of Eurymelidae (Homoptera, Cicadelloidea). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 90(1): 85-86 [85]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Dec-2019 | 02-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |