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<I>Carvaka flava </I>Fletcher & Semeraro, adult.

Carvaka flava Fletcher & Semeraro, adult.

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Species Carvaka flava Fletcher & Semeraro, 2007


Compiler and date details

30 June 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This pale yellow-brown species is only known from two specimens from the wet tropics in North Queensland. It fits reasonably closely with the definition of Viraktamath's (1998) pruthii species group but it lacks apical or subapical processes on the male aedeagus.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Head pale yellow with indistinct transverse brown line across vertex between hind edges of ocelli. Pronotum cream with three small brown spots on each side in transverse line behind eye. Tegmen transparent pale yellow brown with brown infuscation at apex of each claval vein, at apex of clavus and on most crossveins. (Fletcher & Semeraro 2007).
Fletcher & Semeraro (2007) described and figured the male genitalia.

 

ID Keys

Fletcher & Semeraro 2007: 90

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019 13-Aug-2013 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 16-May-2012 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 15-Jun-2011 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)