Species Nephotettix virescens (Distant, 1908)

Nephotettix virescens (Distant), adult female.

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Museums

Regional Maps

• Selenocephalus virescens Distant, W.L. 1908. Rhynchota. — Vol. IV. Homoptera and Appendix. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma 4: 1-501 [291].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♀, Pusa, India.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Ghauri, M.S.K. 1971. Revision of the genus Nephotettix Matsumura (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Euscelidae) based on the type material. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 481-512 [485].
• Cicada bipunctatus Fabricius, J.C. 1803. Ryngota. in, Systema Rhyngotorum secundum ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. 1-314 pp. [78] [junior homonym; of Cicada bipunctatus Scopoli, 1763].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ZMUC ♂, Bengal Pres., Diamond Harbour, India.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Ghauri, M.S.K. 1971. Revision of the genus Nephotettix Matsumura (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Euscelidae) based on the type material. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 481-512 [486].
• Nephotettix impicticeps Ishihara, T. 1964. Revision of the genus Nephotettix. Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society 8(2): 39-44 [42] [replacement name; for Cicada bipunctatus Fabricius].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ghauri, M.S.K. 1971. Revision of the genus Nephotettix Matsumura (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Euscelidae) based on the type material. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 481-512 [482] (synonymy of Nephotettix impicticeps Ishihara)

Generic Combinations

• Nephotettix bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1803). —
  Distant, W.L. 1908. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 4 xv 501 pp. [359]
• Nephotettix virescens (Distant, 1908). —
  Ghauri, M.S.K. 1971. Revision of the genus Nephotettix Matsumura (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Euscelidae) based on the type material. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 481-512 [484]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Pine Creek (PCK)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

Diagnosis

The most easily recognised Nephotettix species. The most important feature is the completely unmarked vertex with distinct furrow and slopingly raised submarginal area anteriorly delimited by fine ridge. Also vertex much longer in middle than next to eye. Occasionally males with partial submarginal black band present on vertex are encountered. Females, except for a few with apical third of tegmen black, are easily identifiable by immaculate head, pronotum and clavus (Ghauri 1971).

Males can also be identified by reference to the male genitalia as figured by Ghauri (1971).

ID Keys

Ghauri 1971: 508–509

Diagnosis References

Ghauri, M.S.K. 1971. Revision of the genus Nephotettix Matsumura (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Euscelidae) based on the type material. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 481-512 [483, 484–485]

History of changes