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Species Halictophagus moorookensis Kathirithamby, 1992

  • Halictophagus moorookensis Kathirithamby, J. 1992. Description and biological notes of Halictophagidae (Strepsiptera) from Australia, with a checklist of the world genera and species. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 159-196 [178].
    Type data:
     Holotype ANIC adult, Moorooka, Brisbane, QLD.
    Paratype(s) ANIC 2 adults (one as allotype); OUM 3 adults.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Endemic, NE coastal, QLD; known only from type locality.


Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Putoniessa nigra (Walker, 1862) [CICADELLIDAE]), male—volant, parasitoid.