Species Bakeriana obscura Evans, 1966
Bakeriana obscura Evans, adult.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
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Species Bakeriana obscura Evans, 1966
Compiler and date details
16 August 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Bakeriana obscura Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [35].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: vii.1957, E. Reye), Darwin, Northern Territory.
Introduction
This species and B. rubra (Evans) both have a dark reddish appearance and the pronotum is expansive anteriorly giving these insects the appearance of very small Thymbrini. B. obscura is only known from the type locality, Darwin, and neighbouring parts of the Northern Territory.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: gregarious, phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Face of head mottled with pale and dark brown. Pronotum and scutellum concolorous with the head. Tegmen, including the veins, pale hyaline brown; claval margin dark brown. Length ♂ 3.8 mm (Evans 1966).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [35]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 02-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |