Species Macropsis norrisi (Evans, 1941)
Compiler and date details
26 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Oncopsis norrisi Evans, J.W. 1941. New Australian leafhoppers. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 65(1): 36-41 [40].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀ (coll.: ix.1935, K.R. Norris), Guildford, Western Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Macropsis norrisi (Evans, 1941). —
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [167]
Introduction
This distinctively marked species is only known from the Swan Valley in Western Australia.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head ventral surface, anteclypeus, lora and maxillary plates buff; frontoclypeus reddish brown, vertex posteriorly dark brown; eyes red. Pronotum declivous, red. Scutellum dull brown. Tegmen proximally pale yellow, distally testaceous; a wide red area between the costal border and the radius and a transverse median dark brown fascia; clavus yellow, anal margin dark brown; veins distally red. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface pale yellow. Legs pale yellow, bases of spurs on hind tibia, black. Length 4 mm (Evans 1941).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1941. New Australian leafhoppers. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 65(1): 36-41 [40]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 23-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |