Barrow Island Pebble Bug
Lipocallia
FP-926
Discoverer: M.J. Fletcher (2007)
Fauna Portal species: 926
Lipocallia FP-926 male, lateral (HBI N252-76; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10242Diagnosis
Lipocallia FP-926 differs from the other two species in the genus found on Barrow Island, Lipocallia FP-927 & FP-928, but the head profile in lateral view, which is rounded and not drawn out anteriorly at its vertex as in the other two species.
External illustrations of genitalia (terminalia) cannot be used to identify planthoppers at the species level; male genitalic preparations are generally required. These illustrations here only serve to facilitate to determine the sex for the user.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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