Species Idiocerella obscura Evans, 1941
Compiler and date details
30 September 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Idiocerella obscura Evans, J.W. 1941. New Australian leafhoppers. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 65(1): 36-41 [39].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀ (coll.: ii.1940, D.C. Swan), Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Introduction
This species is based on a single female specimen which has been lost except for one leg (Webb 1983). Since the species is found on Kangaroo Island, it is possible that a review of the idiocerine material known from the island may be able to determine the identity of the species based on descriptions of seven Idiocerinae from Kangaroo Island provided by Evans (1941). However, Evans' description indicates that the species is basically dull buff without particularly distinctive features. The holotype is also a female which makes any potential identification more tentative.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Kanmantoo (KAN)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head ventral surface pale buff, eyes lemon yellow. Crown slightly anteriorly produced, wider in the centre than against the eyes. Pronotum wide, hind border medially emarginate, dull buff. Scutellum and tegmen dull buff. Length 3.5 mm (Evans 1941).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1941. New Australian leafhoppers. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 65(1): 36-41 [39]
General References
Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [93]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Dec-2019 | 30-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |