Species Rigula calperum Day, 1999
Compiler and date details
11 April 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rigula calperum Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [709].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ (coll.: flight intercept/pitfall trap, 12.xii.1995-25.i.1996, K.R. Pullen), Calperum Station, 32 km N Renmark, South Australia [35°53'S 140°44'E].
Introduction
This species has only been found at the type locality in South Australia. The species name comes from Calperum Station.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Riverina (RIV)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Small pale and punctate. Gena acutely angled. Lateral pronotal processes short, transversely directed, not wide when viewed from in front, apically acute. Dorsal carina not strongly developed, venation slightly reticulate with only one extra crossvein. Tip of median pronotal process moderately depressed apically. Metopidium depressed mesad of eyes. Tegmen pale and uniformly hyaline. Length (holotype ♀) 4.0 mm (Day 1999).
Diagnosis References
Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [709]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2012 | 16-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Apr-2012 | 26-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |