Species Macropsis wellingtonensis Evans, 1942
Compiler and date details
26 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Macropsis wellingtonensis Evans, J.W. 1942. New leafhoppers from Tasmania and Queensland. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1941: 27-30 [29].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (missing) (coll.: xii.1940, 4000 ft, J.W. Evans), Mt Wellington, Tasmania.
Introduction
Evans (1966) noted that the holotype was missing from SAMA but the original description states that the holotype is in AM. The holotype is actually missing from AM (D. Britton, pers. comm. 2012). There are additional specimens in the J.W. Evans collection from the type locality, and matching the collection details of the holotype, which could be considered to be paratypes.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head ventral surface whitish yellow with sparse brown punctures, muscle impressions ochreous, eyes dark brown. Crown wider in the centre than against the eyes. Pronotum declivous, sordid whitish yellow with brown punctures. Scutellum yellowish brown laterally and with a median longitudinal white stripe that widens apically. Tegmen colourless hyaline with four ill-defined blackish brown transverse areas; veins black and brown with white bars. Thorax ventral surface yellow with dark brown markings. Hind tibia yellowish white, the bases of the spines dark brown. Abdomen ventral surface yellow with dark brown markings. Length 4 mm (Evans 1942).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1942. New leafhoppers from Tasmania and Queensland. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1941: 27-30 [29]
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) |