Species Colgaroides viridis Lallemand, 1935

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• Colgaroides viridis Lallemand, V. 1935. Homoptères des Iles de la Sonde et de l'Australie du Nord. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 42(26): 661-681 [665].

  Type data:

   Holotype MHNB ♀ (coll.: iv.1931, Handschin; holotype by monotypy), Burnside, Northern Territory.

Introduction

Medler (1988) notes that Lallemand's (1935) original figures are labelled as being "Colgaroides acuminata n. sp." in error and said that a topotypic male was needed to confirm the validity of this species. Later (Medler 2001), he figured the male genitalia of a specimen from Humpty Doo, Northern Territory and confirmed that the species is distinct from C. acuminata. This male was part of a series of 5 ♂ and 5 ♀ plus one nymph which were collected on Opilia amentacea Roxb. (Opiliaceae), which indicates that this species is probably a host for C. viridis.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

Diagnosis

Voisin d'acuminata Walk., s'en distingue par la tête plus courte, l'absence de granulations sur le pronotum et la taille moindre: 10- mm. La forme des élytres est la même que chez acuminata; sauf les pattes d'un blanc rosé, is est entièrement verte avec un point rouge sur le milieu des élytres (Lallemand 1935).

Medler (2001, Fig. 27) provides an illustration of the male genitalia.

ID Keys

Medler 2001: 19

Diagnosis References

Medler, J.T. 2001. Flatidae of New Guinea and adjacent areas (Homoptera: Flatidae). Bishop Museum Bulletin in Entomology 8: 1-117 [98]

General 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 [85]

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