Species Rhombotoya pseudonigripennis (Muir, 1918)
Compiler and date details
17 January 2014 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Dicranotropis pseudonigripennis Muir, F. 1918. Homopterous notes II. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 3741(5): 414–429 [427] [replacement name].
- Dricranotropis nigripennis Muir, F. 1917. Homopterous Notes. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 3(4): 311-338 [338] [junior homonym; of Delphacodes erectus nigripennis (Crawford, 1914)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BPBM ♂ (coll: Muir, i.1916. Possible holotype by monotypy), Daimokko, Taiwan.
Generic Combinations
- Rhombotoya pseudonigripennis (Muir, 1918). —
Fennah, R.G. 1975. Homoptera: Delphacidae from Ceylon. Entomologica Scandinavica. Supplementum 4: 79-136 [124]
Introduction
A single male specimen of this species was recorded from Yalkula in North Queensland by Bellis et al. (2013) who also recorded the species from Papua New Guinea for the first time. The species is otherwise known from Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU)
Distribution References
- Bellis, G.A., Donaldson, J.F., Quintao, V., Rice, A., Tenakanai, D. & Tran-Nguyen, L. 2013. New records of Delphacini (Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Delphacinae) from Australia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, and an updated checklist of Delphacini from Australia. Austral Entomology 1–8 [Pagination is from electronic version; print version Austral Entomology (2014) 53, 167–174] [6]
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Male. Vertex square; face twice as long as broad, slightly narrowed between eyes, sides subparallel; antennae reaching to the middle of clypeus or a little beyond, second joint 1.7 times the length of first; frontal carina forking at extreme base; lateral pronotal carinae slightly divergingly curved, not reaching hind margin of pronotum; first tarsal joint about equal to the two others together, spur not quite as long as first joint, moderately wide, with small teeth on hind margin. Light buckthorn brown or ochraceous buff, fuscous over thoracic pleura, on abdominal sternites and ventral half of pygophor. Tegmina shiny black or dark chocolate, veins concolorous, without granules (Muir 1917, as D. nigripennis).
Muir (1917) provided an illustration of the male terminalia.
Diagnosis References
Muir, F. 1917. Homopterous Notes. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 3(4): 311-338 [338. Pl.VI, fig. 55]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELPHACIDAE Leach, 1815 | 17-Jan-2014 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |