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<i>Eurymelops generosa</i> (Stål), adult.

Eurymelops generosa (Stål), adult.

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Species Eurymelops generosa (Stål, 1865)


Compiler and date details

11 August 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This subtropical species is mainly red with black banding. Evans (1933) gave its distribution as Western Australia but the type localities for both synonyms are in Queensland and Evans (1966) limited the distribution to localities in Queensland.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: gregarious, myrmecophilous, phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Rufescente-testacea, pilosula; capite, thorace, fasciis duabus erosis tegminum, prostethio, genitalibus, apice femorum, tibiis tarsisque nigris; loris, genis, macula subapicali frontis, fascia basali verticis margineque apicali thoracis medio interrupto rufo-testaceis; alis fuscis; tarsis posticis articulo primo flavotestaceo. ♂, ♀ Long. 14, Lat. 6 mm. (Stål 1865).

Head entirely ochreous or reddish-testaceous, with bluish black irregular markings on the frons and vertex. Pronotum and scutellum bluish black or testaceous, or marked with a combination of both colours. Tegmen reddish testaceous with two transverse bluish black fasciae that extend from the hind margin of the tegmen to close to the costal margin; these fasciae may be broken up into small irregular black areas not forming a band; apical area of the tegmen a hyaline brownish ochreous. Legs, coxae and proximal halves of femora red; distal halves of femora, tibiae and tarsi black. Abdomen ventral surface reddish testaceous; genital and anal segments black; subgenital plates in the male with an oblique yellow stripe. Length 14 mm (Evans 1933).

 

ID Keys

Evans 1966: 73

 

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)
05-Dec-2019 02-Dec-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)