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<i>Olonia nobilis</i> (Stål), holotype female

Olonia nobilis (Stål), holotype female

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Species Olonia nobilis (Stål, 1863)


Compiler and date details

19 December 2018 - Murray J. Fletcher

23 November 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This species is only known from Lizard Island in far North Queensland. It has had a reasonably uncertain taxonomic history but its identity was finally established by Constant (2018). The species has been recorded on Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) Roth (family Convolvulaceae).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Lizard Island

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder (associated flora: Ipomaea pes-caprae (L.) Roth [CONVOLVULACEAE]).

 

Diagnosis

Nigra; metathorace, abdomine coxisque posticis coccineis, ventre apice nigro; tegminibus (expansis) disco indeterminate fuscescente-cinnamomeis, ibidem pallidius conspersis, corii limbo apicali albido, ejusdem macula transversa ante medium clavique macula media stramineis; alis nigro-fuscis, basi dilutioribus, macula maxima discoidali dilute lutescente, limbo apicali albido. ♀ Long. 7.5, Exp. 22 mill. (Stål 1863)

This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: (1) hind wings with large conspicuous orange marking and with narrow apical white border in females; (2) pro- and mesofemora and -tibiae largely black-brown; (3) anal tube of male acuminate apically and narrowing basally to level of epiproct; (4) centroventral part of gonostyli with long and narrow process curved ventrointernally; (5) laterodorsal part of gonostyli with long and narrow process curved ventrally; (6) rather large size: 9–11 mm (Constant 2018).

 

ID Keys

Constant 2018: 11–12

 

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)
23-Aug-2024 EURYBRACHIDAE Stål, 1862 23-Aug-2024 MODIFIED
02-Jun-2021 AUCHENORRHYNCHA 14-Nov-2023 MODIFIED
04-Jun-2020 EURYBRACHIDAE Stål, 1862 23-Aug-2024 MODIFIED Dr Murray Fletcher
23-Dec-2019 EURYBRACHIDAE Stål, 1862 23-Aug-2024 MODIFIED Dr Murray Fletcher
20-Dec-2018 EURYBRACHIDAE Stål, 1862 23-Aug-2024 MODIFIED Dr Murray Fletcher
30-Nov-2010 23-Aug-2024 MODIFIED
23-Aug-2024 MODIFIED