Species Wiloatma caprilesi Webb, 1983
Compiler and date details
13 October 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Wiloatma caprilesi Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [77].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 25.iv.1967, D.H. Colless), Bamboo Ck, near Miallo, N of Mossman, Queensland.
Introduction
This species is closely related to W. fasciata Webb with only colour differences and minor genitalia differences separating the two species, both of which are only known from the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished by the brown markings on the forewings and the absence of markings on the pronotum (Webb 1983).
ID Keys
Webb 1983: 76–77
Diagnosis References
Webb, M.D. 1983. Revision of the Australian Idiocerinae (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 92: 1-147 [77]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 30-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |