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Species Stenipo bifurcata Evans, 1934


Compiler and date details

6 September 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This species, which is only known from the type locality at the tip of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, is unknown to the compiler.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: gregarious, myrmecophilous, phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Head with anterior half pale yellowish brown, the posterior brown densely mottled with very dark brown and black. Pronotum greyish mottled with dark brown; an indistinct broad grey median longitudinal stripe and two pale brown oval areas lying against the anterior margin. Scutellum dark brown and grey, the anterior corners chestnut brown. Tegmen proximal half whitish opaque, the distal half yellowish hyaline; anterior costal and claval areas punctate; veins brown with white bars. Thorax ventral surface dark brown. Legs pale brown. Abdomen ventral surface pale brown. Male subgenital plates wide; aedeagus strongly curved. Length 5 mm. Head width 2 mm (Evans 1934).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019 02-Dec-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)