Species Errotasa neovalesiaca Emeljanov, 2005

Errotasa neovalesiaca Emeljanov, adult

Errotasa neovalesiaca Emeljanov, scoop-shaped medioventral process of female genitalia.

Museums

Regional Maps

• Errotasa neovalesiaca Emeljanov, A.F. 2005. New genera and species of the Family Achilidae (Homoptera). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (English translation as Entomological Reviews) 84 1: 10-45 [11].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂ (coll: D.K. McAlpine, 15.xii.1989), Mooney Mooney Creek, nr Gosford, New South Wales.

Introduction

This is a large species (> 7 mm in male) delicately coloured with white, pale green and light brown. It is reasonably well represented in Australian collections.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: phloem feeder.

Nymph: fungivore.

Diagnosis

Narrow head produced forwards, delicate coloration, presence of six lateral spines on hind tibia and the distinctive features of the male and female genitalia make this easily identifiable in the Australian fauna. Emeljanov (2005) provides illustrations of the male genitalia of the holotype.

Diagnosis References

Emeljanov, A.F. 2005. New genera and species of the Family Achilidae (Homoptera). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (English translation as Entomological Reviews) 84 1: 10-45 [13]

History of changes