Species Macropsis flindersi Evans, 1936
Compiler and date details
26 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Macropsis flindersi 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 ♀, Parachilna, Flinders Range, South Australia.
Introduction
This species is only known from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Head pale yellow and grey with a few small scattered light brown spots and two brown oval markings just above the ocelli; eyes pale brick red; crown from above visible only as a narrow border between the eyes. Pronotum declivous; grey flecked with brown spots and two oval yellow areas against the anterior border laterally. Scutellum egg yellow with a large black marking against the anterior border. Tegmen transparent suffused with very pale green, veins colourless. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface and legs pale yellow. Length 4.5 mm, head width 1.5 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) |