Species Ledraprora victoriensis Evans, 1937
Ledraprora victoriensis Evans, holotype female.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
Ledraprora victoriensis Evans, holotype female, dorsal view.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
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Species Ledraprora victoriensis Evans, 1937
Compiler and date details
3 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Ledraprora victoriensis Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [41].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (coll.: F.E. Wilson), Kiata, Victoria.
Introduction
This species is known only from the holotype female from Kiata in western Victoria. It lacks the lateral swellings on the head prolongation which are characteristic of the type species.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: Murray Darling Depression (MDD)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head dark brown, the anterior prolongation of the frons more or less circular in section, without lateral swellings. Ocelli closer to the eyes on each side than to each other. Pronotum wider laterally than with the genotype, pale brown with dark brown markings. Scutellum pale brown. Thorax and abdomen, ventral surface, pale brown with dark brown markings. Length 10 mm (Evans 1937).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [41]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |