Species Mayawa brevicephala Dietrich, 2021
Mayawa brevicephala Dietrich, holotype, habitus
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Species Mayawa brevicephala Dietrich, 2021
Compiler and date details
4 March 2021 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Mayawa brevicephala Dietrich, C.H. 2021. New species of Mayawa Fletcher and description of a related new Australian leafhopper genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini). Zootaxa 4933(4): 575–585 [Date published 23 February 2021] [581].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂ (coll: K. Hill et al., 31.i.2004, 304 m,, at light.), 39.6km S of Marla, off Stuart Hwy, South Australia [27.57973º S 133.8410º E]
Comment: Dietrich (2021) gave the type locality as 39.6km S of "Maria" rather than Marla.
Introduction
This species, characterised by the very short head, is only known from the type locality in the northern part of South Australia. It is the only species recorded in that State.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Finke (FIN)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: grassland, phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species is readily distinguishable from others in the genus by the short crown with evenly rounded anterior margin and by the elongate, arched aedeagus (Dietrich 2021).
ID Keys
Dietrich 2021: 578
Diagnosis References
Dietrich, C.H. 2021. New species of Mayawa Fletcher and description of a related new Australian leafhopper genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini). Zootaxa 4933(4): 575–585 [Date published 23 February 2021] [581]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENORRHYNCHA | 04-Mar-2021 | ADDED |