Species Rosopaella recurva Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
12 October 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Rosopaella recurva Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [28].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ (coll.: 25.xi.1965), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Introduction
This species from a suburban garden in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, is known only from the male holotype and a female from the same site which is possibly the same species, although paler in colour than the holotype.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT: South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the narrow subgenital plates and upturned processes from the dorsal margin 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 [28]
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) |