Species Dhongariva spinosa Webb, 1983

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• Dhongariva spinosa Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [91].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 19.iii.1964, 914 m, I.F.B. Common & M.S. Upton), 27 km S of Atherton, Queensland.

 

Introduction

This largish species is only known from two males from the type locality 17 miles S of Atherton in the wet tropics of North Queensland.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Yellow marked with brown, including a spot on vertex near to each eye, a series of transverse bars laterally on clypeus, a patch on pronotum adjacent lateral area of vertex and basal triangles, and a pair of central spots on scutellum; vertex, pronotum and scutellum with less distinct brown markings each side of midline. Forewings brownish hyaline, veins darker brown with whitish patches. Male genitalia with pygophore processes very long and narrow, strongly curved verntally. Subgenital plates in lateral aspect narrow, slightly expanded at midlength, numerous short stout setae ventrally and apically and a dorsal group subapically on medial surface. Styles with extreme apex hook-like. Aedeagus with socle region long, strongly angularly produced posteriorly in lateral aspect; shaft with distal region very narrow and delicate, strongly curved ventrally, basal region with a short process from anterior margin. Length ♂ 7.1–7.3 mm (Webb 1983).

 

Diagnosis References

Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [91]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019		30-Nov-2011	MODIFIED
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