Species Batracomorphus citrinus (Evans, 1936)
Compiler and date details
9 September 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Eurinoscopus citrinus Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [76].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (coll.: 25.iii.1931, J.W. Evans), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Generic Combinations
- Batracomorphus citrinus (Evans, 1936). —
Knight, W.J. 1983. The leafhopper genus Batracomorphus (Cicadellidae) in the eastern Oriental and Australian Regions. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 47(2): 27-210 [205]
Introduction
Knight (1983) regarded this species as a nomen dubium since it was based on a single female holotype. DNA analysis may make it possible to link this female to males and hence elucidate its identity.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT: South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder (associated flora: Casuarina sp. [CASUARINACEAE]).
Diagnosis
Head pale lemon yellow, dorsal margin of frons above antennal ledges distinct. Pronotum and scutellum pale lemon yellow. Tegmen yellowish hyaline, rugose with a few brown spots on the veins and no cross veins. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface and legs pale lemon yellow. Length 6.2 mm. Head width 1.8 mm (Evans 1936).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [76]
General References
Knight, W.J. 1983. The leafhopper genus Batracomorphus (Cicadellidae) in the eastern Oriental and Australian Regions. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 47(2): 27-210 [205] (nomen dubium)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | MEMBRACOIDEA | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-May-2022 | CICADOMORPHA | 24-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-Jun-2021 | AUCHENORRHYNCHA | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | CICADELLIDAE Latreille, 1825 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | Iassinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED |