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Species Halictophagus phaeodes Perkins, 1905

  • Halictophagus (Bruesia) phaeodes Perkins, R.C.L. 1905. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies (Part III Stylopidae). Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station 1(3): 90-111 [103].
    Type data:
     Holotype USNM adult, Cairns, QLD.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Endemic, NE coastal, QLD.


Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Exitianus plebeius (Kirkaldy, 1906) [CICADELLIDAE]), male—volant, parasitoid.

 

General References

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

Pierce, W.D. 1908. A preliminary review of the classification of the order Strepsiptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 9: 75-85 (as Pentoxocera phaeodes (Perkins, 1905))

Pierce, W.D. 1918. The comparative morphology of the order Strepsiptera, together with records and descriptions of the insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 54: 391-501 (as Pentozocera phaeodes (Perkins, 1905))