Species Paradorydium viridis (Evans, 1937)
Paradorydium viridis (Evans), adult.
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Species Paradorydium viridis (Evans, 1937)
Compiler and date details
4 July 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Deltodorydium viridis Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [46].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: M. Solomon, on Melaleuca sp.), Cannington, Western Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Paradorydium viridis (Evans, 1937). —
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [138]
Introduction
This small green species is the only species of the genus so far recorded from Western Australia. The species extends across the southern part of mainland Australia to Victoria. The shape of the head varies somewhat from broadly to narrowly triangular.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Riverina (RIV), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE]).
Diagnosis
General coloration pale green. head width 1 mm, punctate; head shorter than with [D. leai = Paradorydium brighami Kirkaldy] and without a longitudinal ridge on the vertex ventrally; eyes dark green. Pronotum with the posterior two thirds a darker green than the anterior third, and wider laterally than in D. leai. Tegmen greenish, venation distinct. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface and legs pale green. Length 3–3.5 mm (Evans 1937).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [46]
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 | Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Murray Fletcher |
| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED |