Species Rhotana quadrimaculata Distant, 1907
Compiler and date details
17 January 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rhotana quadrimaculata Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [411].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH sex, quantity unknown (coll.: F.P. Dodd), Queensland.
Introduction
The original description indicates simply that the type material was collected in Queensland. However, it was collected by F.P. Dodd, who collected primarily in the wet tropics of North Queensland (Monteith 1991) and it is probable that this region is the source of the material.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph may be fungal feeder
Diagnosis
Body and legs ochraceous; tegmina pale shining ochraceous, with opaline reflections, the subapical transverse veins and the longitudinal veins to apical areas testaceous, a central apical marginal series of four black spots, each placed near the apex of a longitudinal vein; wings pale hyaline, with opaline lustre; the subapical series of transverse veins continued inwardly to apex of clavus. Long., excl. tegm., 3.5 mm; exp. tegm. 11 mm (Distant 1907).
Diagnosis References
Distant, W.L. 1907. Rhynchotal Notes. xlii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 19: 395-416 [411]
General References
Monteith, G.B. 1991. The Butterfly Man of Kuranda, Frederick Parkhurst Dodd. South Brisbane : Queensland Museum 1, 34 pp. [ISBN 0 7242 4481 6]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 | 28-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |