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<i>Aneipo ceres</i> Fennah, adult

Aneipo ceres Fennah, adult

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Species Aneipo ceres Fennah, 1949


Compiler and date details

26.7.2010 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This is a large colourful species of achilid, red, yellow and green in life although pinned specimens fade. In addition to the two males in the type series, only fourteen specimens were available for Lambkin's (1978) revision despite the distribution of the species in the highly collected SE Queensland and NSW North Coast. It is either rare or, more probably, very short-lived as an adult.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: sap-feeder.

Nymph: fungivore.

 

Diagnosis

This species is easily recognised by the bright colours, particularly of the forewing. Lambkin (1978) gave a detailed description and differentiated the species from others in the genus with the following features: Total length male >9.5 mm, female >10.5 mm, body length male >5.9 mm, female >6.7 mm. Anterior margin of vertex right-angled to acutely pointed, marginal carina strongly developed, entire; median carina of frons nearly entire, reduced for a very short distance posteriorly; lateral carinae of pronotum parallel; forewing with a small callus in subapical region of CuA, with basal forking of M markedly distal to level of apex of clavus, CuA and M apical crossveins in line; Forewing mostly reddish.

 

ID Keys

Lambkin (1978: 28)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Aug-2010 02-May-2011 MODIFIED
21-Jul-2010 MODIFIED