Genus Magia Distant, 1907
Compiler and date details
11 April 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Magia Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xli. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 277-295 [288].
Type species:
Magia subocellata Distant, 1907 by original designation.
Introduction
This endemic Australian genus contains two species native to Queensland where they are associated with palms.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
The two species of Magia are easily distinguished from the only other Australian lophopid planthopper, Lophops saccharicida (Kirkaldy) which is small and brown with curious arcuate wings. Magia species are larger than 1 cm in length and have elongate, parallel-sided glassy wings. The genus is keyed by Soulier-Perkins (1998) using the following sequence of characters: apical spines of first hind tarsal segment forming a triangular zone; ocellar carinae present; tegmina with at least 60% of their surface transparent, costal vein not distinct from the costal margin; lateral margins of frons carinate from vertex-frons suture to frontoclypeal suture.
ID Keys
Soulier-Perkins 1998: 616
Diagnosis References
Soulier-Perkins, A. 1998. The Lophopidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha): Description of three new genera and key to the genera of the family. European Journal of Entomology 95: 599–618 [616]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2011 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |