Species Paracephaleus montanus Evans, 1942
Paracephaleus montanus Evans, adult.
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Species Paracephaleus montanus Evans, 1942
Compiler and date details
19 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Paracephaleus montanus Evans, J.W. 1942. Some new leafhoppers from Australia and Fiji. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 54(5): 49-51 [50].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (coll.: ii.1942, J.W. Evans), Mt Wellington, Tasmania.
Introduction
This plain brown species is only known from two localities in SE Tasmania. A single record in UQIC from Galston Road, Sydney, New South Wales, needs to be confirmed.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder (associated flora: Restio australis R.Brown [RESTIONACEAE]).
Diagnosis
General coloration pale brown. Head, thorax and tegmen punctate. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface dark brown; ventral abdominal segments with a median and a pair of lateral, pale brown longitudinal stripes. Legs pale brown. Length 6.5 mm (Evans 1942).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1942. Some new leafhoppers from Australia and Fiji. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 54(5): 49-51 [50]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | MEMBRACOIDEA | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-May-2022 | CICADOMORPHA | 24-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-Jun-2021 | AUCHENORRHYNCHA | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | CICADELLIDAE Latreille, 1825 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED |