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Subspecies Eurinopsyche obscurata doddi (Distant, 1906)


Compiler and date details

7 February 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

The identity and status of this subspecies from Queensland needs to be determined by examination of the type material which is from Townsville, Queensland. Lallemand (1963) gave the type locality as "Torouville". Distant (1906) also described a colour variant whose status and identity also needs to be examined. Nagai & Porion (1996) listed E. doddi as a new synonym of E. obscurata but, without any evidence presented, this synonymy is not accepted here.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Head and cephalic process, sternum, and legs greyish, mottled with piceous; abdomen pale castaneous brown, with the segmental margins ochraceous; tegmina grey, opaque, the venation fuscous; an inner claval marginal fascia longitudinally continued for a short distance beyond apex of clavus and an irregular discal longitudinal fascia on apical area piceous brown; a series of small spots of the same colour on costal margin; wings greyish hyaline, with about basal half dull ochraceous, the venation fuscous; cephalic process long, slender, from in front of eyes about as long as abdomen, apex subconvexly narrowed, upper surface undulate; posterior tibiae with four spines; rostrum about reaching abdominal apex; anterior and intermediate tibiae annulated with piceous. Long., excl. tegm., 17 mm; exp. tegm. 32 mm (Distant 1906).

Var.— Tegmina without the discal longitudinal fascia on apical area and the clavus generally suffused with piceous brown (Distant 1906).

A photograph of the holotype was provided by Nagai & Porion (1996: Pl.9, fig.124)

 

ID Keys

Lallemand 1963: 64

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
30-May-2011 30-May-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)