Species Maiestas barrowensis Fletcher and Dai, 2018
Maiestas barrowensis Fletcher and Dai, adult, lateral view (upper), dorsal view (lower)
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Species Maiestas barrowensis Fletcher and Dai, 2018
Compiler and date details
18 December 2018 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Maiestas barrowensis Fletcher, M.J. and Dai, W. 2018. Two new species of Maiestas Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) with a new record from Australia. Zootaxa 4521(3): 430–440 [434].
Type data:
Holotype WAM ♂ (coll: S. Callan and R. Graham, 15.iii.2006, [Site LTR1], (ex ASCU: ASCTHE033199)), Barrow Island, Western Australia [20°47'57"S 115°26'20"E].
Introduction
An unremarkable small brown leafhopper identifiable by examination of the male genitalia. The species name is based on the type locality on Barrow Island although a long series of specimens was collected at Nullagine in the Pilbara.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species differs from other Australian species of the genus in having the aedeagus shorter and broader with indications of the gonopore apparent in the concavity of the dorsal margin when viewed laterally and in having the subgenital plates more or less ovate and lacking a distinct angle where the outer and inner margins meet (Fletcher and Dai 2018).
ID Keys
Fletcher and Dai 2018: 431–432
Diagnosis References
Fletcher, M.J. and Dai, W. 2018. Two new species of Maiestas Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) with a new record from Australia. Zootaxa 4521(3): 430–440 [434]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870 | 18-Dec-2018 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |