Genus Ribautiana Zachvatkin, 1947
Ribautiana ulmi (L.), type species of Ribautiana Zachvatkin.
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Genus Ribautiana Zachvatkin, 1947
Compiler and date details
15 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Ribautiana Zachvatkin, A.A. 1947. Homoptera Cicadina from north-western Persia. Revue d'Entomologique de l'URSS 28: 106-115 [113].
Type species:
Cicada ulmi Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
Introduction
This genus was first recorded in Australia by Fletcher & Williams (1987). It is widespread in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions with 15 species, one of which has been introduced on European elm trees, Ulmus spp (Ulmaceae) to Australia.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Europe, N America.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Tas, Vic: Flinders (FLI), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM)
Diagnosis
The only Australian representative of this genus can be distinguished from the only other Typhlocybini species in Australia by colour, Ribautiana ulmi (L.) being green and restricted to elms, Ulmus spp. (Ulmaceae). The other species is yellow and feeds on pome fruit (Rosaceae).
General References
Fletcher, M.J. & Williams, D.G. 1987. The occurrence in Australia of Ribautiana ulmi (L.) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 26: 373-374 [373]
History of changes
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| 05-Dec-2019 | 26-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |