Species Undarella pulleni Day, 1999
Undarella pulleni Day, holotype male, frontal view.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
Undarella pulleni Day, holotype male.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
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Species Undarella pulleni Day, 1999
Compiler and date details
12 April 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Undarella pulleni Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [725].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 8.xi.–12 Dec.1995, Casuarina woodland, K. Pullen, in malaise trap), Calperum, South Australia [33°31'S 140°24'E].
Introduction
This species is only known from a single male from the South Australian extremity of the Riverina bioregion. The etymology was given by Day (1999) as "The species is named for K.R. Pullen, who collected many interesting species at Calperum, SA."
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Riverina (RIV)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
A distinctive species with broad, sinuate median pronotal process. Reticulate venation, m–cu1 and m–cu2 present. Median pronotal process more evenly sinuate than type species (Day 1999).
Diagnosis References
Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [725]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2012 | 16-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Apr-2012 | 26-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |