Species Solonaima bifurca Hoch, 1988
Compiler and date details
5 August 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Solonaima bifurca Hoch, H. 1988. Five new epigean species of the Australian planthopper genus Solonaima Kirkaldy (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 5(1): 125-133 [126].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (coll: H. Hacker, xii.1921), Lamington National Park, Queensland.
Introduction
An epigeal species known only from Lamington National Park in SE Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.
Diagnosis
S. bifurca can easily be distinguished from all other Solonaima species by its large body size (♂ 9.8 mm, ♀ 8.8–9.0 mm) and the presence of a bifurcate spinose process on the ventral side of the basal part of the aedeagus. (Hoch 1988)
ID Keys
Hoch 1988: 126
Diagnosis References
Hoch, H. 1988. Five new epigean species of the Australian planthopper genus Solonaima Kirkaldy (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 5(1): 125-133 [126]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2010 | 13-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |