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<i>Warlucephala reversa</i> Fletcher, paratype male.

Warlucephala reversa Fletcher, paratype male.

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Species Warlucephala reversa Fletcher, 2006


Compiler and date details

29 June 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This small, pale brown species is only known from the Kosciuszko region of New South Wales. The known specimens are semi-macropterous and the head, which is longer than in W. arunda (Jacobi), is distinctly ascending anteriorly.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: Australian Alps (AA)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Pale brown dorsally, darker ventrally. Frontoclypeus dark brown with speckled lateral pale striations. Apex of head with fine dark brown marginal line, slightly convex dorsally around margin of frontoclypeus. Tegmina translucent testaceous with pale band along costal margin. Morphology: Anteclypeus parallel-sided to apex of lora, then narrowed to apex. Lora widely separated from face margin Vertex arrow-shaped, slightly longer medially than wide between eyes. Vertex shagreen, flat, medially slightly depressed with dark median suture reaching about 3 quarters length from base. Pronotum short, faintly transversely wrinkled. Male genitalia. Pygofer long, laterally extended to form rounded lobe bearing 8-9 long macrosetae. Subgenital plates elongate triangular, apically roundly pointed, bearing evenly spaced macrosetae on outer, slightly concave, margins. Paramere short, with apical process rounded and curled over apically. Preapical shoulder weakly rounded. Connective with arms longer than main body. Aedeagus tubular, strongly curved ventrally with apical linear extension beyond gonopore on ventral side of gonopore. Size. male 3.5–3.7mm, female 4.3mm (Fletcher 2006).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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05-Dec-2019 13-Aug-2013 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 16-May-2012 MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019 05-Aug-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)