Species Massila ptyeloides (Walker, 1862)

Massila ptyeloides (Walker), adult

© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.

Museums

Regional Maps

• Dechitus ptyeloides Walker, F. 1862. Characters of undescribed species of Homoptera in the collection of F.P. Pascoe, F.L.S. Journal of Entomology A 1: 303-319 [311].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂ (holotype by monotypy), Moreton Bay, Queensland.

Generic Combinations

• Massila ptyeloides (Walker, 1862). —
  Distant, W.L. 1910. Rhynchotal Notes. L. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 5: 297-322 [317]

Introduction

The identity of this species was established by Medler (1990) who provided illustrations of the male genitalia of two species of Massila described by Walker (1862). It is known from SE Queensland and the Sydney region of New South Wales.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

Diagnosis

Male. Testaceous. Front with two black dots. Thorax with a blackish mark on each side. Legs paler than the body. Fore wings with a few indistinct pale points in the disk, and with more numerous and distinct pale points along the border, which is partly brownish; costa convex towards the base, with a large elongate whitish spot towards the tip; interior border with two black points towards the tip. Hind wings blackish cinereous; veins black. Length of the body 2½lines; of the wings 7 lines (Walker 1862).

Diagnosis References

Walker, F. 1862. Characters of undescribed species of Homoptera in the collection of F.P. Pascoe, F.L.S. Journal of Entomology A 1: 303-319 [311–312]

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