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Species Macropsis wilsoni Evans, 1936


Compiler and date details

26 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This species is known from two localities in western Victoria although the variety from Kiata is reddish brown rather than brownish yellow.

 

Distribution

States

Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Vic: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Victorian Midlands (VM)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Head pale brownish yellow; eyes reddish brown; crown of head from above visible narrowly against the eyes. Pronotum pale brown flecked with chestnut brown. Scutellum yellow. Tegmen yellowish hyaline, the anal angle suffused with dark brown. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface, and legs, pale brown with dark brown markings. Length 4 mm, head width 1.5 mm (Evans 1936).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019 23-Mar-2012 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)