Species Rosopaella nigropicta Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
10 October 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rosopaella nigropicta Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [30].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ (coll.: x.1966, J.W. Evans), Pingelly, Western Australia.
Introduction
This species is known from western Victoria and SW Western Australia. A single record from South Australia is based on a female from unknown locality within the state.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished by small brown spots on the head and pronotum and apically expanded anterior processes of the aedeagus (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 [30]
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) |