Genus Petalocephala Stål
Backup one stepReturn to start of key
Genus Petalocephala Stål 1854: 251

Australian species:
Petalocephala bohemani Stål 1854: 251  

Synonyms:
Rhotidus ingens Kirkaldy 1906: 366, synonymised by Evans 1977: 104
Rhotidus flavomaculatus Kirkaldy 1906: 367, synonymised by Evans 1966: 103
Comments: P. bohemani was originally described from Java in Indonesia and its occurrence in Australia was not discovered until Evans (1966, 1977) found that two of Kirkaldy's species of Rhotidus were actually synonyms of this species. Superficially, the species resembles many species of Rubria because of its colour (greenish in life, yellow brown in collections), its generally smooth features (in contrast to most other Australian Ledrini) and the flat pronotum. However, the venation on the tegmen is clearly reticulate which immediately differentiates it from species of Rubria. A discussion on the status of the tribe Petalocephalini can be found here.

 
Press for checklist of Australian Ledrini
Petalocephala bohemani Stål
Press to return to 
checklist of Australian Ledrini

Document 2645, submitted 11 July 2003
 This document is made available subject to the conditions
outlined in the disclaimer and copyright statement.

© NSW Agriculture, 2003

Top of page | Related titles