Species Levu vitiensis Kirkaldy, 1906
Compiler and date details
17 January 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Levu vitiensis Kirkaldy, G.W. 1906. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies. Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station Entomological Series 1(9): 271-479 [434].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BPBM sex, quantity unknown (coll.: iii.1904), Fiji (Viti Isles).
Introduction
The Australian record of this Fijian species is based on a specimen in ASCU, from Narara, near Gosford, north of Sydney, New South Wales, identified by Bernard Zelazny.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph may be fungal feeder
Diagnosis
Stramineous, eyes black. Tegmina milky white, subopaque, apical veins pale yellow, apical margin subsanguineous. Length 4.24 mill. (Kirkaldy 1906)
Diagnosis References
Kirkaldy, G.W. 1906. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies. Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station Entomological Series 1(9): 271-479 [434]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 | 28-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |