Species Rhotidoides minor Evans, 1966
Rhotidoides minor Evans, adult male.
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Species Rhotidoides minor Evans, 1966
Compiler and date details
13 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rhotidoides minor Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [124].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (coll.: ii.1964, J.W. Evans), near Waldheim, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.
Introduction
This tiny chocolate-brown thymbrine has been found in elevated locations in Tasmania and New South Wales
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Face of head posteriorly black or dark brown with, in the male, a broad transverse pale brown marginal stripe. Crown of head well defined in male, of equal length with the eyes. In the female somewhat longer in the centre than laterally. Pronotum and tegmina pale brown mottled with dark brown; scutellum evenly pale brown. Apex of abdomen in female extending beyond folded tegmina. Length ♂ 4.2, ♀ 6 mm (Evans 1966).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [124–125]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |