Species Mayawa facialis Fletcher, 2000
Mayawa facialis Fletcher, adult.
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Species Mayawa facialis Fletcher, 2000
Compiler and date details
21 July 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Mayawa facialis Fletcher, M.J. 2000. A new genus, Mayawa, for the reception of Limotettix capitatus Kirkaldy (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae : Deltocephalinae) and descriptions of five new species of Mayawa. Australian Journal of Entomology 39(3): 103-110 [109].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: 23.i.1982, M.S. Moulds), Edungalba, nr Duraringa, Queensland.
Introduction
This species has been found in Queensland, where it is distributed in coastal regions from the gulf country to the northern reaches of the south brigalow belt, with a single record from Daly River in the Northern Territory. The name derives from the dark coloration of the face.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Daly Basin (DAB), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: grassland, phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species is close to M. carolae Fletcher, differing in the disposition of the preapical processes of the aedeagus and in the dark coloration of the postclypeus, anteclypeus and ventral plates of the thorax. Like M. carolae, the tegmina are uniformly pale greenish yellow with the venation obscure (Fletcher 2000).
Fletcher (2000) provides a detailed description and figures of the species.
ID Keys
Fletcher 2000: 104
Diagnosis References
Fletcher, M.J. 2000. A new genus, Mayawa, for the reception of Limotettix capitatus Kirkaldy (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae : Deltocephalinae) and descriptions of five new species of Mayawa. Australian Journal of Entomology 39(3): 103-110 [109–110]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870 | 20-Oct-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 16-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 05-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |