Species Cornutipo scalpellum Evans, 1934
Cornutipo scalpellum Evans, adult.
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Cornutipo scalpellum Evans, face of head showing transverse shelf-like lip.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
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Species Cornutipo scalpellum Evans, 1934
Compiler and date details
22 August 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Cornutipo scalpellum Evans, J.W. 1934. A revision of the Ipoinae (Homoptera: Eurymelidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 58: 149-167 [164].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Duaringa, Queensland.
Introduction
This mottled brown species is widespread in inland and arid parts of Australia. Its large transverse shelf-like lip on the frontoclypeus makes it easy to identify. The species was collected on Corymbia dichromophloia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson (Myrtaceae) at Lake Mackay in the Great Sandy Desert of Central Australia and Hakea leucoptera R.Br. (Proteaceae) at Strahorn State Forest in the New South Wales southern slopes.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Desert Uplands (DEU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: gregarious, myrmecophilous, phloem feeder (associated flora: Hakea sp. [PROTEACEAE]; Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE]).
Diagnosis
Lorae, clypeus and ventral surface of the frons whitish yellow with a few small brown markings, the rest of the head pale yellowish brown mottled with black. Pronotum greyish brown or white mottled with yellow or black, some specimens have a median longitudinal pale stripe. Scutellum marked with a pattern of ochreous and black. Tegmen greyish or whitish with fuscous punctures, veins pale yellowish white or brown, the proximal costal and claval areas whitish; some specimens have in addition an irregular whitish or hyaline area towards the apex of the tegmen. Thorax ventral surface black and pale straminaceous. Legs pale and dark brown. Abdomen ventral surface pale brown. Length ♂ 5.5–6 mm. Head width 2.8 mm (Evans 1934).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1934. A revision of the Ipoinae (Homoptera: Eurymelidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 58: 149-167 [164]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | MEMBRACOIDEA | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-May-2022 | CICADOMORPHA | 24-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-Jun-2021 | AUCHENORRHYNCHA | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | CICADELLIDAE Latreille, 1825 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED |