Genus Candicarina Löcker & Larivière, 2006

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Regional Maps

• Candicarina Löcker, B. & Larivière, M.-C. in Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J., Larivière, M.-C., Gurr, G.M., Holzinger, W.E. & Löcker, H. 2006. Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20: 59-160 [90].

  Type species:

   Candicarina pulchra Löcker & Larivière, 2006 by original designation.

Introduction

The endemic genus Candicarina is distributed in all mainland states of Australia and appears to be associated with inland areas. There are two species, both with the wing veins infuscated contrasting with the clear cells.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Jarrah Forest (JF), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Diagnosis

Colour Head dark brown to black except for white to yellow lateral carinae on vertex and frons; pronotum yellow, sometimes with few dark brown to black marks; mesonotum dark brown to black; legs yellow to brown; forewing hyaline white with distinct colour pattern consisting of large light brown areas and brown stripes along apical veins, veins concolorous with cells, tubercles mid brown; abdominal sternites dark brown, intersegmental membranes orange. Morphology Body length. ♂ 3.6–4.9 mm, ♀ 3.7–5.4 mm. Head. Vertex 1.4–1.9× longer than wide, produced before eyes by 1/4–1/2 of an eye length; apex narrowly rounded; caudal border u- or v-shaped; lateral carinae strongly elevated. Frons 1.9–2.3× longer than wide, position of maximum width distinctly ventrad of centre of frontoclypeal suture; lateral carinae strongly elevated, lateral margins foliaceous, concealing base of antennae. Frontoclypeal suture semicircular, median part not reaching lower margin of antennal scape; postclypeus with well developed lateral carinae and median carina; anteclypeus with well developed median carina. Thorax. Pronotum with sinuate carinae. Concavity at costal border of forewing absent; Sc+R+M forming common stem; fork of Sc+R basad of fork of CuA1+CuA2; r–m1 distad of fork MA–MP. Hind tibia with six apical teeth in row interrupted by a wide gap; 1st tarsomere with seven apical teeth and no platellae. Male genitalia. Aedeagus with one large spine on phallotheca and one to three spines on flagellum. (Löcker et al. 2006)

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J., Löcker, B., Larivière, M.C. and Löcker, H. (2006). Illustrated Key to the Australian Genera of the Planthopper Tribe Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae: Fulgoromorpha) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/cixiid/gelastocephalini/gel00.htm

Diagnosis References

Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J., Larivière, M.-C., Gurr, G.M., Holzinger, W.E. & Löcker, H. 2006. Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20: 59-160 [90]

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