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

Nesochlamys pandikros Löcker, adult

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Species Nesochlamys pandikros Löcker, 2010


Compiler and date details

27 August 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This is a beautifully marked species based on two males from Mt Bellenden Ker, 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 mid to dark brown. Forewings hyaline colourless with numerous light brown patches; veins and tubercles concolorous with cells; apical parts of veins near pterostigma darkened; pterostigma light brown. Legs light brown, femora slightly darker. Morphology. Body length: ♂ 3.3 mm. Head: Vertex 0.5 times as wide as long; with median carina covering 1/2–3/4 of length of vertex. Frons 1.5–1.6 times longer than wide. Rostrum just reaching hind coxae. Thorax: Forewing 3.7 times longer than wide; with 13 tubercles on costa; Sc+R forking basad of fork CuA1+CuA2; position of crossvein R-M basad of fork MA-MP; RP apically bifid; 8–9 apical cells. Hind leg: 1st and 2nd tarsomere with 6 apical teeth. Male genitalia: Genital styles apically with numerous fine setae. Ventromedian process of pygofer trapezoid. Aedeagus: phallotheca left laterally with broad, well sclerotised, bifurcated spine; ventrally with less sclerotised, bifurcated spine with one short and one very long, slender branch. Flagellum without spines.
Remarks. This species differs from all other Australian species of Nesochlamys by the presence of two
bifurcated spines on the aedeagus. (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