Genus Anchodelphax Fennah, 1965
Compiler and date details
3 January 2014 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Anchodelphax Fennah, R.G. 1965. Delphacidae from Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 17(1): 1-59 [34].
Type species:
Anchodelphax olenus Fennah, 1965 by original designation.
Introduction
This genus, originally described from New Zealand, was recorded in Australia by Bellis et al. (2013) with A. olenus Fennah reported from localities across southern Australia from the Sydney Basin in New South Wales to the Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia. The genus includes a second species in New Zealand.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, SA, WA: Gawler (GAW), Sydney Basin (SB), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Distribution References
- Bellis, G.A., Donaldson, J.F., Quintao, V., Rice, A., Tenakanai, D. & Tran-Nguyen, L. 2013. New records of Delphacini (Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Delphacinae) from Australia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, and an updated checklist of Delphacini from Australia. Austral Entomology 1–8 [Pagination is from electronic version; print version Austral Entomology (2014) 53, 167–174] [2]
Diagnosis
Vertex as long as broad, or a little longer, subrectangularly or obtusely rounding into frons, as wide at apex as at base, lateral margins straight, apical margin transverse-convex with submedian carinae a little prominent, Y-shaped carinae distinct, submedian carinae uniting at apex of vertex, basal compartment of vertex wider at hind margin than greatest length; frons in middle line longer than wide at widest part, median carina simple, clypeus at base a little wider than frons at apex; post-clypeal disc shorter in middle line than broad at base; rostrum long, attaining or surpassing post-trochanters, antennae with basal segment longer than broad, second segment longer than first, third segment rather elongate, cylindrical at base of flagellum; ocelli small. Pronotum with disc longer in middle line than broad at anterior margin, lateral carinae not attaining hind margin; legs rather short and stout, post-tibial spur shallowly tectiform with 12–15 small teeth (Fennah 1965).
ID Keys
Fennah 1965: 4–6
Diagnosis References
Fennah, R.G. 1965. Delphacidae from Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 17(1): 1-59 [34]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELPHACIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Jan-2014 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |