Species Stenoscopus drummondi Evans, 1934
Compiler and date details
27 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Stenoscopus drummondi Evans, J.W. 1934. A revision of the Ipoinae (Homoptera: Eurymelidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 58: 149-167 [167].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, Beverley, Western Australia.
Introduction
This species is distinctive in the width of the head and close-set ocelli. It has been found at a number of localities in SW Western Australia. It was presumably named after F. Drummond who collected 2 female paratypes from Bruce Rock, Western Australia.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Murchison (MUR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head rugose, ochreous with a pattern of well-defined, but variable, very dark brown markings; eyes pale or dark reddish brown. Pronotum dull yellow with dark brown markings. There are two lateral depressions close to the anterior border. Scutellum bright yellow; lateral angles black. Tegmen transparent, veins black. Thorax and abdomen, ventral surface, and legs dull yellow. Length 7 mm. head width 2.2 mm (Evans 1934).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1934. A revision of the Ipoinae (Homoptera: Eurymelidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 58: 149-167 [167]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Dec-2019 | 19-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |