Genus Balocharella Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
29 September 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Balocharella Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [60].
Type species:
Balocharella crosea Webb, 1983 by original designation.
Introduction
This endemic genus includes two species from the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished by the pedunculate or basally narrowed 3rd apical cell of the forewing, poorly developed ventral arms of segment X, large lateral apophyses of the aedeagus (male) and broad second valvulae (female). It differs from Balocha Distant, with a similar third apical cell of the forewing, in having the second subapical cell of the forewing closed (Webb 1983).
ID Keys
Webb 1983: 4–6
Diagnosis References
Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [60]
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) |