Species Balocerus careebus Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
28 September 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Balocerus careebus Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [48].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (coll.: iv.1977, R.I. Storey), Lockerbie Scrub, Bamaga, Queensland.
Introduction
This species is only known from the type locality, Lockerbie Scrub near the tip of Cape York Peninsula in North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished by its shagreen pronotum and the very long basal stem of the aedeagus (Webb 1983).
ID Keys
Webb 1983: 46
Diagnosis References
Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [48]
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) |