Species Austrocerus asymmetricus Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
28 September 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Austrocerus asymmetricus Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [68].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM ♂ (coll.: i.1905, Koebele), Mittagong, New South Wales.
Introduction
This species has been collected in several places in the Sydney basin of New South Wales but is unknown to the compiler. The species name refers to an asymmetrical feature of the male genitalia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This uniformly yellow species is similar to the type species in the proportions of the vertex and shape of the male genitalia but it differs in its smaller size and by the shorter and asymmetrical aedeagal processes (Webb 1983).
ID Keys
Webb 1983: 67
Diagnosis References
Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [68]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 30-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |