Species Macropsis lincolnensis Evans, 1936

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• Macropsis lincolnensis Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [66].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♀ (coll.: A.M. Lea), Port Lincoln, South Australia.

 

Introduction

This small brownish species is known from two localities in South Australia.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Riverina (RIV)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

General coloration pale yellowish brown. Head pale biscuit colour with brown punctures and two oval ochreous markings just above the ocelli; eyes light brown; crown from above not visible in the centre. Pronotum light brown with dark brown spots, the anterior border smooth and yellow behind the eyes, the posterior two thirds darker in colour; steeply declivous so that the anterior margin is almost at right angles to the hind margin. Scutellum ochreous sparsely punctured with brown. Tegmen clavus hyaline, grey, the rest of the tegmen colourless, transparent; anal veins buff, the other veins brown. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface and legs pale brown. Length 4 mm, head width, 1.1 mm (Evans 1936).

 

Diagnosis References

Evans, J.W. 1936. The Bythoscopidae of Australia (Homoptera: Jassoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 61-83 [66]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019		23-Mar-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)