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<i>Nesochlamys capensis</i> Löcker, adult

Nesochlamys capensis Löcker, adult

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Species Nesochlamys capensis Löcker, 2010


Compiler and date details

27 August 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This species is based on two male specimens from Cape Tribulation, North Queensland.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: phloem feeder.

Extra Ecological Information

Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.

 

Diagnosis

Colour. Vertex light brown near basal emargination, mid brown apically. Face mid brown, carinae concolorous, except for pale lateral carinae of frons. Pronotum light brown, mesonotum dark brown. Forewings hyaline colourless with some light to mid brown patches; veins and tubercles concolorous with cells; apical parts of veins near pterostigma darkened; pterostigma light brown. Abdomen light to mid brown. Legs light brown, femora slightly darker. Morphology. Body length: ♂ 3.6–3.9 mm. Head: Vertex 0.7 times as wide as long; with median carina covering 1/2–3/4 of length of vertex. Frons 1.3–1.4 times longer than wide. Rostrum not reaching hind coxae. Thorax: Forewing with about 15 tubercles on costa; Sc+R forking basad of fork CuA1+CuA2; position of crossvein R-M distad or at same level as fork MA-MP; RP apically trifid; apical cells 10. Hind leg: 1st tarsomere with 6 apical teeth; 2nd tarsomere with 6 (rarely 7) apical teeth and three very fine setae. Male genitalia: Genital styles apically with numerous fine setae. Ventromedian process of pygofer trapezoid. Aedeagus: phallotheca left laterally with long spine, inserted near apex and bifurcated spine with branches of unequal length; ventrally with long, flattened spine directed cephalad. Flagellum without spines.
Remarks. This species can be distinguished from the other Australian species of Nesochlamys by the arrangement of spines on the aedeagus (two single spines and one bifurcated spine with branches of unequal length. (Löcker et.al. 2010)

 

ID Keys

Löcker et.al. (2010: 20)

 

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)
27-Aug-2010 ADDED