Species Aubirestus semicirculatus Löcker & Larivière, 2006

Aubirestus semicirculatus Löcler & Larivière, adult

© Copyright Birgit Löcker, Orange Agricultural Institute

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• Aubirestus semicirculatus Löcker, B. & Larivière, M.-C. in Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J., Larivière, M.-C., Gurr, G.M., Holzinger, W.E. & Löcker, H. 2006. Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20: 59-160 [84].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂ (coll: 5-18.xii.1947), Greenly Island, South Australia.

Introduction

This species is only known from Greenly Island, off the coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: phloem feeder.

Extra Ecological Information

Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.

Diagnosis

Colour Vertex dark brown with white mark on each side along lateral carinae; face mid to dark brown, carinae paler; pronotum yellow brown; mesonotum dark brown, central part paler, carinae light brown; legs straw coloured to mid brown; forewing hyaline grey with mid brown areas, veins concolorous with cells, tubercles mid to dark brown; abdominal sternites mid to dark brown, intersegmental membranes light brown. Morphology Body length ♂ 5.1 mm; ♀ 6.3–7.2 mm. Male genitalia. Aedeagus: phallotheca with a very long, strongly curved, sclerotised spine, arising left lateral near apex, a membranous spine right lateral about midlength and a small sclerotised tooth ventrally below midlength; flagellum unarmed.
Remarks The species can be recognised by the complete, well developed median carina on frons and postclypeus (weakly developed on anteclypeus) and by the shape of genital styles. (Löcker et al. 2006)

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J., Löcker, B., Larivière, M.C. & Löcker, H. (2006). Illustrated Key to the Australian Genera of the Planthopper Tribe Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae: Fulgoromorpha) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/cixiid/gelastocephalini/gel00.htm

Diagnosis References

Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J., Larivière, M.-C., Gurr, G.M., Holzinger, W.E. & Löcker, H. 2006. Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20: 59-160 [84]

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