Species Myerslopella spinata Hamilton, 1999
Compiler and date details
3 August 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Myerslopella spinata Hamilton, K.G.A. 1999. The ground-dwelling leafhoppers Myerslopiidae, new family, and Sagmatiini, new tribe (Homoptera : Membracoidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13(2): 207-235 [221].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (coll.: 16-30.xii.1988, 600 m (ASL), Monteith, Thompson & ANZSES, flight intercept (trap)), Mossman Bluff Track, site 6, 5-10 km W Mossman, Queensland.
Introduction
Each species of Myerslopella has a discrete distribution within the wet tropics of North Queensland although this species overlaps with the distribution of M. taylori Evans in the Mossman area.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: litter, phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Crown wider than pronotum and twice as long, deeply notched between lateral lobes; pronotal "paranotal" lobes weak, lower than upper level of eyes; humeral angles of tegmina absent, tegmina evenly curved laterad, collar-like; tips of tegmina not produced; abdominal tubercles forming four equally spaced rows; abdomen weakly inflated, with tubercles large and dorsal, forming prominent crest in lateral aspect. Males unknown. Length: ♀ 2.6–2.7 mm (Hamilton 1999).
ID Keys
Hamilton 1999: 217
Diagnosis References
Hamilton, K.G.A. 1999. The ground-dwelling leafhoppers Myerslopiidae, new family, and Sagmatiini, new tribe (Homoptera : Membracoidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13(2): 207-235 [221]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 17-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |