Fulgoridae species list

Species of Fulgoridae known to occur in Australia
The Asian and Australian fauna was reviewed by Lallemand (1963)

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SUBFAMILY APHAENINAE

TRIBE APHAENINI

Desudaba aulica Stål
Desudaba aulica Stål 1869: 241

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Qld, PNG

Desudaba circe (Stål)
Metanira circe Stål 1863: 237
Desudaba circe (Stål), Kirkaldy 1906: 390

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[update: image added 6.iv.2007]

Qld

Desudaba danae (Gerstaecker)
Metanira danae Gerstaecker 1895: 24
Desudaba danae (Gerstaecker), Kirkaldy 1906: 316

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Qld

Desudaba maculata Distant
Desudaba maculata Distant 1892: 277

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Qld

Desudaba meridionalis Lallemand
Desudaba meridionalis Lallemand 1928: 243

NSW

Desudaba modesta Jacobi
Desudaba modesta Jacobi 1928: 2

Desudaba psittacus Walker
Desudaba psittacus Walker 1858a: 59
Metanira thisbe Stål 1863: 236, synonymised by Stål 1866: 389

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Note: Lallemand (1963: 48) points out that the apparent disagreement of gender between generic and specific names here is due to psittacus being a noun rather than an adjective.

NSW, Qld

Galela abdominalis Distant
Galela abdominalis Distant 1906: 27

Galela parva Distant
Galela parva Distant 1906: 27

Erilla turneri Distant
Erilla turneri Distant 1906: 28

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Qld

Neolieftinckana fuscata (Guérin-Méneville)
Aphaena fuscata Guérin-Méneville 1831: 10
Neolieftinckana fuscata (Guérin-Méneville), Lallemand 1963: 52

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Note: The record from Australia, reported by Metcalf (1947: 150), is derived from Dohrn (1859: 57) who listed the species with no further information. Lallemand (1963: 52) gave PNG and Aru Island as the distribution for the species.

Australia?

SUBFAMILY POIOCERINAE

Birdantis obscura (Distant)
Myrilla obscura Distant 1888: 487
Birdantis obscura (Distant), Lallemand 1963: 10

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PNG, N.Qld
(new Australian
record)

Birdantis similis (Schmidt)
Myrilla similis Schmidt 1911: 164
Birdantis similis (Schmidt), Lallemand 1963: 12

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PNG, N.Qld
(new Australian
record)

Desudaboides fuscomaculata Musgrave
Desudaboides fuscomaculata Musgrave 1927: 47

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Qld

SUBFAMILY AMYCLINAE

Eurinopsyche obscurata (Fabricius)
    Fulgora obscurata Fabricius 1775: 674
    Eurinopsyche obscurata (Fabricius), Kirkaldy 1906: 316
    Eurystheus doddi Distant 1906: 19, synonymised (as E. obscurata doddi) by Lallemand 1963: 64
    Eurystheus clementi Distant 1906: 19, synonymised (as E. obscurata clementi) by Lallemand 1963: 64
    Eurystheus pallescens Distant 1906: 20, synonymised (as E. obscurata f. pallescens) by Lallemand 1963: 64
    Eurinopsyche arborea Kirkaldy 1913: 12, synonymised by Lallemand 1963: 64

Note: The spelling of this generic name was amended to Eurynopsyche by Lallemand (1963) but no explanation was provided.

Qld, WA,
Indonesia (Java)

Rentinus dilatatus (Westwood)
    Fulgora dilatata Westwood 1839: 146
    Pyrops inducta Walker 1858b: 30, synonymised by Distant 1906: 18
    Rentinus dilatatus (Westwood), Lallemand 1963: 63
    Eurystheus perkinsi Kirkaldy 1906: 389, synonymised (as R. dilatatus perkinsi) by Lallemand 1963: 63

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Note: Metcalf (1947) chose Walker's species name over Westwood's but does not explain why.

NSW, Vic, WA,
Qld

Document 7537, submitted 05 June 2008
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