Genus Hephathus Ribaut, 1952

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hephathus Ribaut, H. 1952. Homopterès Auchénorhynques. II (Jassidae). Faune de France 57: 1-474 [437].

  Type species:

   Bythoscopus nanus Herrich-Schäffer, 1835 by original designation.
• Asmaropsis Linnavuori, R.E. 1978. Studies on the family Cicadellidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha). 1. A revision of the Macropsinae of the Ethiopian region. Acta Entomologica Fennica 33: 1-17 [17].

  Type species:

   Asmaropsis troilos Linnavuori, 1978 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Hamilton, K.G.A. 1980. Contributions to the study of the world Macropsini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist 112: 875-932 [904] (synonymy of Asmaropsis)

Introduction

This genus which is distributed mainly in the Palaearctic region has one described species in Africa and one in Australia. Hamilton (1980) notes that an additional three undescribed species are known from Australia. The distribution given here is for the only described species but these records may prove to include more than one species.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Central Ranges (CR), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mulga Lands (ML), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

Diagnosis

Comme Macropsis, sauf les caractères différentiels mentionnés dan le tableau des genres de la sous-famille, dont le principal consiste dans l'absence d'appendice au bord ventral des lobes du pygophore ♂. Tête plus étroite que le pronotum. Antéclypeus non dilaté à la base chez le ♂, de même forme que chez la ♀, ainsi que les brides. ♂ tige du pénis comprimée. Gonopore sur la face postérieure. Apophyse des styles droite sur une grande longueur. Lobes du pygophore courts, à extrémité largement arrondie. Premier segment anal presque complètement sclérifié sue le dos et les côtés. ♀ sternite prégénital en rectangle transverse (Ribaut 1952).

Face as in Macropsis but with large lora; head either narrower than pronotum or same width. Pronotum slightly declivous, striations weakly oblique. Tegmina with three anteapical cells. Hind tibial macrosetae 5–7. Male pygofer unarmed or with short stout spine arising on ventral margin, directed dorsad; dorsal connectives slender and unarmed or unsclerotised (Hamilton 1980).

ID Keys

Hamilton 1980: 881–884

Diagnosis References

Hamilton, K.G.A. 1980. Contributions to the study of the world Macropsini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist 112: 875-932 [904]

Ribaut, H. 1952. Homopterès Auchénorhynques. II (Jassidae). Faune de France 57: 1-474 [437]

General References

Hamilton, K.G.A. 1980. Contributions to the study of the world Macropsini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist 112: 875-932 [904]

History of changes