Species Leades ginginensis Löcker, 2020
Leades ginginensis Löcker, adult male
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Species Leades ginginensis Löcker, 2020
Compiler and date details
24 July 2020 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Leades ginginensis Löcker, B. 2020. Revision of Leades Jacobi with the description of a new genus, Yamirrina gen. nov., and notes on the absence of Iolania Kirkaldy from Australia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae: Cixiini). Journal of Insect Biodiversity 18(1): 17–49 [25].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B5362A6E-EEB8-41FD-BA42-D8DD1273FCAC
Type data:
Holotype WADA 15695 ♂ (coll: 17.ix.1969 K.T. Richards), N of Gingin, Western Australia.
Introduction
This species is found around the SW corner of Western Australia as far north as Kalbarri National Park. It has been collected from a wide range of Australian native plants in the families Myrtaceae, Ericaceae, Rutaceae, Proteaceae, Dilleniaceae, Fabaceae and Pittosporaceae,
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
In regards to the male genitalia, this species is very similar to Leades centralis Löcker; however, both species can be separated by the number of spines on the apex of the hind tibia, six in L. ginginensis and eight or more spines in L. centralis. Further, the colouration of the frons differs in both species: in L. ginginensis the median carina is concolorous with the dark disc of frons (only sometimes the median carina is slightly paler near the vertex) whereas in L. centralis the median carina is distinctly paler throughout the frons compared to the disc of frons. Details of differences in male genitalia are provided by Löcker (2020).
ID Keys
Löcker 2020: 21
Diagnosis References
Löcker, B. 2020. Revision of Leades Jacobi with the description of a new genus, Yamirrina gen. nov., and notes on the absence of Iolania Kirkaldy from Australia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae: Cixiini). Journal of Insect Biodiversity 18(1): 17–49 [27]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIXIIDAE Spinola, 1839 | 24-Jul-2020 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |