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<I>Horouta jahmoi</I> Fletcher, holotype male.

Horouta jahmoi Fletcher, holotype male.

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Species Horouta jahmoi Fletcher, 2004


Compiler and date details

27 June 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This species is only known from the two males from Cowra, New South Wales, comprising the type series. Both specimens are macropterous and it is possible that a brachypterous form also exists since such dimorphy is found in other species of the genus. The species name was derived from the initials of John Osmelak who collected the type specimens and to recognise his contribution to understanding tomato big bud phytoplasma in Australia, and the leafhoppers associated with this disease.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Small, brown, macropterous (in the only specimens known). Face dark brown with sparse, pale, transverse striping on dorsal half of frontoclypeus. Vertex with short, brown, marginal stripe on each side, then vaguely longitudinally striped with brown and testaceous, this striping continuing onto pronotum and mesonotum. Tegmen translucent brown with pale veins and pale area in centre of larger cells. Male genitalia: aedeagus with basal processes sinuate in lateral view, strongly outwardly convex in posterior view (Fletcher 2004).

 

ID Keys

Fletcher 2004: 46

 

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 13-Aug-2013 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 16-May-2012 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 05-Aug-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)