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<I>Maiestas veta </I>(Knight), adult.

Maiestas veta (Knight), adult.

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Species Maiestas veta (Knight, 1975)


Compiler and date details

18 December 2018 - Murray J. Fletcher

29 June 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This common grass-feeding leafhopper is widespread in mainland Australia and New Zealand.

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), New England Tablelands (NET), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

This species can usually be differentiated from other species of Maiestas by the presence of pale brown longitudinal stripes on the dorsum of the head and pronotum. The circular brown spot in the centre of the tegmen is also diagnostic but it is not always present. The male genitalia, as described and figured by Knight (1975), are the most reliable means of identifying the species.

 

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 Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870 18-Dec-2018 MODIFIED Dr Murray Fletcher
05-Dec-2019 25-Oct-2013 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 16-May-2012 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 05-Aug-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)