Genus Dworena Medler 1986: 207

Type species: Sephena hyacintha Kirkaldy 1906: 457

Distribution: Australia (NSW, Qld)

Species: Two species are known, D. hyacintha from N. Qld and D. repleta (Walker 1858: 334) from NSW, Qld and PNG. 

Known hosts: Cassia alata (Caesalpiniaceae) Medler (2000)

Note: Medler (1986) provides a key to separate these two species. In addition to the differing structure of the male genitalia, the key gives the length of D. hyacintha as 6-7mm and of D. repleta as 7-8mm. Both species are normally dark brown to black with small spots scattered over the tegmen. Medler (2000: 64) refers Sephena argus Kirkaldy to Dworena argus but this species was synonymised with D. hyacintha by Medler (1986) . As no mention of a resurrection is mentioned in Medler's (2000) discussion of Dworena it is presumed that this referral should be to D. hyacintha.
[update: 26.iv.2001]

Document 7471, submitted 30 May 2008
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