Species Rosopaella galonda Webb, 1983
Rosopaella galonda Webb, adult male.
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Species Rosopaella galonda Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
5 October 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rosopaella galonda Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [15].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 20.iii.1968, I.F.B. Common & M.S. Upton), Madura, Western Australia.
Introduction
This species has a wide distribution across southern mainland Australia. It is unremarkable in appearance.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Colour as in R. napais (Kirkaldy) but abdominal tergites with a series of small spots each side of midline, with or without a larger medial patch. Male genitalia similar to those of R. leurensis (Evans) but aedeagus with posterior process longer and dorsal margin, in lateral aspect, onlly slightly sinuate medially. Length ♂ 5.0–6.0 mm, ♀ 6.0–6.6 mm (Webb 1983).
ID Keys
Webb 1983: 7–10
Diagnosis References
Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [15–16]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 30-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |