Species Toya bridwelli (Muir, 1920)
- Delphacodes bridwelli Muir, F. 1920. On some African Delphacidae (Homoptera). Bulletin of Entomological Research 10: 139–144 [140].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM ♂ (coll: 1914, J.C. Bridwell. Holotype by monotypy), Oloki-Meji, Ibidan, Nigeria.
Generic Combinations
- Metadelphax bridwelli (Muir, 1920). —
Ding, J. 2006. Fauna Sinica: Insecta Vol. 45: Homoptera: Delphacidae. Beijing, China : Science Press 776 pp. 20 plates. [511] - Toya bridwelli (Muir, 1920). —
Gonzon, A.T. & Bartlett, C.R. 2007. Systematics of Hadropygos n.g., Metadelphax Wagner and New World Toya Distant (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 133(3): 205–277 [233]
Introduction
This African species was recorded in numerous locations across northern Australia and as far south as the Sydney Basin in New South Wales by Bellis et al. (2013). It was also reported from Taiwan by Ding (2006).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Bellis, G.A., Donaldson, J.F., Quintao, V., Rice, A., Tenakanai, D. & Tran-Nguyen, L. 2013. New records of Delphacini (Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Delphacinae) from Australia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, and an updated checklist of Delphacini from Australia. Austral Entomology 1–8 [Pagination is from electronic version; print version Austral Entomology (2014) 53, 167–174] [7]
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Male. Macropterous; head nearly as broad as pronotum, width (including eyes) twice the length; vertex square, base about middle of eye; length of face slightly more than twice the width, slightly narrowed between eyes and at apex; antennae reaching slightly beyond the base of clypeus, first joint about half the length of second; lateral pronotal carinae divergingly curved, not reaching hind margin; hind tibiae equal in length to tarsi, first joint of tarsus equal to the other two together. Light brown; black or dark brown between carinae of face and clypeus and over thoracic pleura, coxae and abdomen. Tegmina hyaline, very light brown, veins darker; wings hyaline, veins brown. Opening of pygofer about as broad as long, dorsal emargination large, anal angles well produced, slightly curved; genital styles straight, outer edge slightly sinuous, inner edge produced into a quadrate process near base, apex truncate; aedeagus flattened laterally, broad, apex rounded, an irregular row of spines from near apex on dorsal aspect across left side to near the medio-ventral area, a somewhat similar row on right side; anal spines large, curved, their bases near together. Length 2 mm, tegmen 2.2 mm (Muir 1920).
Diagnosis References
Muir, F. 1920. On some African Delphacidae (Homoptera). Bulletin of Entomological Research 10: 139–144 [140–141]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELPHACIDAE Leach, 1815 | 17-Jan-2014 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |