Species Solonaima irvini Hoch & Howarth, 1989
Compiler and date details
13 August 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Solonaima irvini Hoch, H. & Howarth, F.G. 1989. Six new cavernicolous cixiid planthoppers in the genus Solonaima from Australia (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Systematic Entomology 14: 377-402 [395].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (coll.: 6.x.1985, D. Irvin), Queensland, Chillagoe, Markham Tower, Swiftlet Scallops Cave.
Introduction
A cavernicolous species found in two caves of the Chillagoe Karst. The name honours Douglas and Mary Ann Irvin, members of the Chillagoe Caving Club who supported the authors' expeditions.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: phloem feeder.
All stages: cave dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph might be phloem feeder or fungivore.
Diagnosis
This species is closely related to S. halos Hoch & Howarth, but can be distinguished by the spine configuration of the aedeagus as well as by the relative length of the hindwings. (Hoch & Howarth 1989)
ID Keys
Hoch & Howarth (1989: 382)
Diagnosis References
Hoch, H. & Howarth, F.G. 1989. Six new cavernicolous cixiid planthoppers in the genus Solonaima from Australia (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Systematic Entomology 14: 377-402 [395]
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |