Barrow Island Caliscelid Plant Hopper
Caliscelidae gen. indet.
FP-899 (BWI sp. B)
Discoverer: M. Moir (2011)
Fauna Portal species: 899
Caliscelidae gen. indet. FP-899 male, lateral (HBI N226-42; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 9525Diagnosis
Males of Caliscelidae FP-899 are probably most similar to those of Caliscelidae FP-13634 but lack the V-shaped marking on the dorsal thorax.
Females are most similar to Caliscelidae FP-914, but lack the lateral pale band on the thorax, and Caliscelidae FP-2745, but lack the protruding preclypeus. Characteristic for female FP-914 is also the dorsal light band on the abdomen which has a deeply jagged margin.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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