Species Toropsis pulla (Evans, 1936)
Compiler and date details
28 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Oncopsis pullus Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [67].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (coll.: J.W. Evans), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Generic Combinations
- Toropsis pulla (Evans, 1936). —
Hamilton, K.G.A. 1980. Contributions to the study of the world Macropsini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist 112: 875-932 [886] - Macropsis pullus (Evans, 1936). —
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [167]
Introduction
Evans (1936) stated that this species, described from a female holotype from Canberra, was also known from Hobart. The Tasmanian material may be considered paratypic but its whereabouts is unknown. It does not appear to be in the J.W. Evans collection and may be in AM with the holotype.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, Tas: South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head pale brown with dark brown punctures, the arcuate markings and a small oval area on each side above the ocelli, ochreous; eyes dark brown; crown from above visible for its entire width, wider against the eyes than in the centre. Pronotum concolorous with the head, strongly declivous, so that the anterior margin is more or less at right angles to hind margin. Scutellum pale yellowish brown with dark brown punctures, the anterior lateral angles ochreous brown. Tegmen transparent, suffused apically with very pale brown; veins pale brown. Thorax ventral surface pale brown with dark brown markings; legs yellowish brown, the bases of one row of spines on the hind tibiae dark brown. Abdomen ventral surface yellowish brown. Length 5.5 mm, head width 2 mm (Evans 1936).
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [67–68]
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |