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<i>Jamella australiae</i> Kirkaldy, type species of <i>Jamella</i>.

Jamella australiae Kirkaldy, type species of Jamella.

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Genus Jamella Kirkaldy, 1906


Compiler and date details

25 February 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

Introduction

Created as a monotypic genus from North Queensland in 1906, this genus was considerably enhanced by Medler (1990) who added a second species from the Northern Territory to the Australian fauna and four new species from New Guinea.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Vertex short, three to four times as wide as long, subtruncate anteriorly, carinate medianly. Eyes prominent. Frons a little longer than wide, at about right angles to the declivous pronotum, basal half carinate medianly. Second segment of antennae much wider apically than basally, obliquely truncate apically. Pronotum anteriorly truncate, narrower there than the vertex, anterior margin almost on a line with the anterior margin of the eyes, lateral margins highly sinuate, posterior margin subrotundately emarginate, somewhat obsolescently tricarinate. Scutellum with three keels, the lateral ones sinuate. Tegmina subhorizontal, overlapping apically. Costa a little arched near the base, costal rather wider than subcostal cell; radial vein forked near the base, costal forked a little nearer the apex; no subapical line. Tibiae with one spine (Kirkaldy 1906).

 

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (2005). Illustrated key to the genera of the family Flatidae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/flatid/flat00.htm

 

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)
02-May-2011 02-May-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)