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Species Chinaella pingellensis Evans, 1972


Compiler and date details

27 July 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

Introduction

This species is known only from the type locality, Pingelly, in the Avon Wheatbelt of Western Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Coloration brown and black. Face of head black, finely mottled with reddish brown; antennal ledges, frontoclypeus medially and posteriorly, margins of maxillary plates and eyes, narrowly reddish brown. Pronotum black mottled with reddish brown. Scutellum black, apically and a spot on each side pale brown. Tegmen pale hyaline brown, grey and white, with irregular brown patches; venation in clavus reticulate; numerous cross veins between CuA and claval suture; veins brown. Length ♂ 3.8 mm, ♀ 4 mm (Evans 1972).

Evans (1972) also provided an illustration of the male genitalia.

 

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 01-Jun-2011 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)