Genus Lesabes Medler, 1988

Lesabes handschini (Lallemand), type species of Lesabes.

© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.

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• Lesabes Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [89].

  Type species:

   Neomelicharia handschini Lallemand, 1935 by original designation.

Introduction

This genus was created by Medler (1988) to accommodate a species from the northern coastline of the Northern Territory previously placed in the genus Neomelicharia Kirkaldy which is now limited to Indonesia.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC)

Diagnosis

Vertex shallowly concave between lateral margins, without median carina, anterior margin carinate; front median carina and U carinae weak, merging dorsally without touching anterior margin of vertex; pronotum median carina evanescent, mesonotum median carina weak, as also lateral carinae. Tegmen R, S and M arising from basal stem, R joining C, together terminating at costal margin, S fork about opposite spot on discal cell crossvein, M branches forming strong discal cell, Cu forked, the oblique branch merging with M2; sutural margin nearly straight to angle, apical margin nearly straight between angles, both angles almost acutely rounded. Metatibial spines 1 : 6 (Medler 1988).

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

Diagnosis References

Medler, J.T. 1988. Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) IX Lectotype designations and three new genera for species in the Basel Museum. Entomologica Basiliensia 12: 83-91 [89]

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