Species Eurinopsyche obscurata (Fabricius, 1775)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Fulgora obscurata Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [674].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown sex, quantity unknown (Possibly in the Banks Collection in BMNH), Australia.

Generic Combinations

• Eurinopsyche obscurata (Fabricius, 1775). —
  Kirkaldy, G.W. 1906. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies. Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station Entomological Series 1(9): 271-479 [316]

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• Lallemand, V. 1963. Revision des Fulgoridae (Homoptera). Deuxième partie. Faunes Asiatique et Australienne. Memoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 2nd Series 75: 1-99 [64]

Introduction

One of the species derived from Cooks voyage in HMS Endeavour along the eastern coastline of Australia in 1770. The type material may comprise a holotype by monotypy. Metcalf (1947) gives a record of the species from Java but this is derived from an obscure publication by Gadeau de Kerville (1881) on insect phosphorescence and must therefore be considered doubtful.

Nagai & Porion (1996) listed the three subspecies recognised by Lallemand (1963) as being synonyms but provide no evidence to support this action. They do not even provide relevant information on the type specimens they examined. Here, we have followed Lallemand's (1963) treatment of the species pending an investigation of the male genitalia of the various forms.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

Diagnosis

As there is only one species recognised in the genus, no diagnosis is required. Diagnoses are provided for the three subspecies recognised by Lallemand (1963).

ID Keys

Lallemand 1963: 64

Diagnosis References

Lallemand, V. 1963. Revision des Fulgoridae (Homoptera). Deuxième partie. Faunes Asiatique et Australienne. Memoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 2nd Series 75: 1-99 [63–64]

General References

Lallemand, V. 1963. Revision des Fulgoridae (Homoptera). Deuxième partie. Faunes Asiatique et Australienne. Memoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 2nd Series 75: 1-99 [64]

Metcalf, Z.P. 1947. General Catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle IV, Fulgoroidea. Part 9, Fulgoridae. Raleigh N.C. : North Carolina State College 276 pp. [109]

Nagai, S. & Porion, T. 1996. Fulgoridae 2. Catalogue illustré des faunes asiatique et australienne. 2 rue André Mellenne, 60280 Venette, France : Sciences Nat pp. 80. [16]

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