Species Bunduica rubrovenosa Jacobi, 1909

Bunduica rubrovenosa Jacobi, adult

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• Bunduica rubrovenosa Jacobi, A. 1909. Homoptera. Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Südwest-Australischen Forschungsreise 1905 2(20): 337-345 [345].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM ♂ (coll.: 19.viii.1905, Hamburg S.W. Australian Expedition, Stat. 162), Torbay, Western Australia.

Introduction

This largish (7.5–8.0 mm in males) species is restricted to the SW corner of Western Australia. It is a rich dark brown colour with pale speckling and with the main longitudinal veins of the fore wing coloured red. The species was redescribed in detail by Lambkin (1978).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: phloem feeder.

Nymph: fungivore.

Diagnosis

A combination of generic features and locality should make this species recognisable. It has a short dumpy appearance compared with other Australian Achilidae. Lambkin (1978) gave a detailed description of the species, including its male genitalia.

Diagnosis References

Lambkin, K.J. 1978. The Australian achiline genera Aneipo Kirkaldy and Bunduica Jacobi (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(1): 25-40 [39]

General References

Lambkin, K.J. 1978. The Australian achiline genera Aneipo Kirkaldy and Bunduica Jacobi (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(1): 25-40 [39] (redescription)

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