Species Burnix insignis (Lallemand, 1935)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Euphanta insignis Lallemand, V. 1935. Homoptères des Iles de la Sonde et de l'Australie du Nord. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 42(26): 661-681 [663].

  Type data:

   Lectotype NHMB ♂ (coll.: 26.iv.1932), Burnside, Northern Territory.
  Paralectotype(s) NHMB 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (coll: 26.iv.1932), Burnside, Northern Territory; IRSNB 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (coll: 26.iv.1932), Burnside, Northern Territory
  Comment: Medler (1986) referred to two male syntypes in Brussels as being "paralectotypes" but no lectotype had been designated so these specimens remained as syntypes. In the same work, Medler (1986) mentioned that the lectotype male was in the Basel Museum. Since there were two male syntypes in the Basel Museum, this did not constitute a lectotype designation which eventually was made by Medler (1988). Two syntypes cited by Lallemand (1935) were not located by Medler (1988).

  Subsequent designation references:

  Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [87].

Generic Combinations

• Burnix insignis (Lallemand, 1935). —
  Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [87]

Introduction

This species is a synonym of Hypsiphanta minax Jacobi. Although, he realised this, Medler did not formalise the synonymy but included a note to this effect in copies of his reprints which he circulated later. This can be cited as Medler (pers. comm. 2001). A formal synonymy is being prepared for publication.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Daly Basin (DAB)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

Diagnosis

Overall color bright green to yellow ochraceous; many of the pustules in clavus, pre-costal marginal cell and on tegmen disc dark brown or reddish; vertex red on anterior margin on each side of middle line; pronotum anterior margin with lateral red or red brown spot inside lateral carinae; claval margin thickly red, apical margin thinly red; vein terminations reddish brown. The cells of tegmen may have central areas white, giving a mottled appearance. The large postclaval cell on sutural margin is mostly dark brown. Among the specimens examined the tibiae are completely or partially red. Hind leg spine formula 1 : 6 : 7 and 1 : 7 : 7 (some females) (Medler 1988).

Diagnosis References

Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [87]

History of changes