Species Rosopaella pallens Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
11 October 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rosopaella pallens Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [11].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 10.iv.1968, I.F.B. Common & M.S. Upton), Mt Claremont, Perth, Western Australia.
Introduction
This species is fairly plain in appearance and shows some variation in its male genitalia across its very wide distribution.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Central Kimberley (CK), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Hampton (HAM), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished by its moderately large size, its pale colour and the absence of markings, or presence of markings on the tergites only. The male genitalia are similar to those of R. napais (Kirkaldy) but differ in having the membranous region of the style apical process short rather than long (Webb 1983). Webb (1983) provides details of the variation in male genitalia exhibited across the distribution of the species.
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 [11–12]
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) |