Species Lydda perlucida Van Stalle, 1992
Compiler and date details
26 August 2013 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Lydda perlucida Van Stalle, J. 1992. Redeflnition and revision of Lydda Westwood, 1840 with taxonomic notes on Diostrombus Uhler, 1896 (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea, Derbidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 23(2): 185–213 [194].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM ♂ (coll: J.L. & M. Gressitt, 20–21.iii.1961), Maningrida, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
Introduction
This species, based on material from Maningrida in the Northern Territory, was tentatively recorded also from Torres Strait, North Queensland, based on a female specimen from Prince of Wales Island.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph may be fungal feeder
Diagnosis
L. perlucida resembles L. elongata by the colour of the tegmina, but it can be immediately distinguished by the size of the head which is less broad. The male can be easily distinguished from all other species by the very characteristic shape of the aedeagus. The female has a very distinct lamellate process which is totally lacking in L. elongata (Van Stalle 1992).
ID Keys
Van Stalle 1992: 189–192
Diagnosis References
Van Stalle, J. 1992. Redeflnition and revision of Lydda Westwood, 1840 with taxonomic notes on Diostrombus Uhler, 1896 (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea, Derbidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 23(2): 185–213 [194]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DERBIDAE Spinola, 1839 | 26-Aug-2013 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |