Planthopper Siphanta patruelis (Stål, 1859)
Fauna Portal species: 920
Siphanta patruelis male, lateral (HBI N15539-94; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10334Diagnosis
(after Fletcher 1985): The concave costal margin of the tegmen, coupled with the dark granules with dark surrounds and the long vertex, make this species easily recognizable even without examination of the male genitalia.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1985): Revision of the genus Siphanta Stål (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Flatidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 110: 1 - 94