Genus Neocarpia Tsaur & Hsu, 2003

Museums

Regional Maps

• Neocarpia Tsaur, S.-C. & Hsu, T.-C. 2003. The Cixiidae of Taiwan, Part VII: Tribe Pintaliini (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Zoological Studies 42(3): 431-443 [440].

  Type species:

   Neocarpia maai Tsaur & Hsu, 2003 (Taiwan) by original designation.

Introduction

This genus contains two species, the type species in Taiwan and N. rhizophorae Löcker from coastal areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Morphology. Head: Head including eyes slightly narrower than pronotum. Vertex widening towards basal emargination; lateral carinae strongly elevated; subapical carina absent. Frons lacking median ocellus; median carina present. Rostrum distinctly surpassing hind coxae. Thorax: Pronotum short, intermediate carinae curved following posterior margins of eyes. Forewings steeply tectiform; widening towards apex; apical margin rounded; Sc+R fused, forming common stem Sc+R, M emerging separately from basal cell; Sc+R forking slightly basad or at same level as fork CuA1+CuA2; crossvein MP-CuA about as long as or longer than vein MP from M fork to this veinlet; position of crossvein R-M distad of fork MA-MP; position of crossvein MP-CuA at same level as crossvein R-M; apical cells 10. Male genitalia: Genital styles with inner side of basal arm bearing a small tooth. Female genitalia: Ovipositor elongate, orthopteroid, slightly curved upwards, reaching or slightly surpassing anal style; 8th sternite medially very long, slightly bent dorsad, posterior margin u-shaped; anal segment square (as long as wide) or rectangular (slightly longer than wide) in dorsal view; anal style as long as wide or slightly longer than wide; 9th tergite without wax plates. (Löcker et.al. 2010)

ID Keys

Löcker, B. and Fletcher, M.J (2010). Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Tribe Eucarpiini found in Australia (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/cixiid/eucarpiini/eucar00.htm

Diagnosis References

Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J. & Gurr, G.M. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa (2425): 1-31 [17]

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