Species Eocenchrea costalis (Jacobi, 1928)

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Generic Combinations

• Eocenchrea costalis (Jacobi, 1928). —
  Muir, F. 1934. New and little-known Fulgoroidea (Homoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10(14): 561-586 [565]

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• Metcalf, Z.P. 1936. General Catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle IV, Fulgoroidea. Part 2, Cixiidae. Raleigh N.C. : North Carolina State College 269 pp. [254]

Introduction

A small dark species with white borders along the dark tegmina. It has been recorded from Malanda in the wet tropics of North Queensland. Jacobi (1928) noted that the three syntypes included a second colour form which he described as an unnamed variety. Metcalf (1936) provided a name for the variety which therefore takes subspecific status following ICZN Article 45.6.4.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: phloem feeder.

Extra Ecological Information

Nymph may be fungal feeder

Diagnosis

Kopf, Brust, Beine scherbengelb; Pro- und Mesonotum und Hinterleib dunkelbraun; Deckflügel dunkel graubraun, längs des Costalrandes und um das Stigma, gelegentlich auch längs der Clavusnaht weisslich aufgehellt. Stirn etwas schmäler als bei der typischen Art, die Ecken daher weniger vorspringend. Long. 5–5.5 mm. (Jacobi 1928)

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