Genus Anzac Distant
 

Type species: Membracis 2-punctata Fabricius 1775, by original designation

Known species: The type species and an undescribed species from PNG are known.

Distribution: N. Qld, PNG

Comments: This is a small species distinguished by the broad gena, recurved clypeus and distinctive colouration. Day (1999) distinguishes the genus from the superficially similar Sextius by a lack of reticulate venation (although there are extra crossveins), the short, straight median pronotal process, the total absence of lateral pronotal processes (although these can be absent from some Sextius specimens) and the dorsal pronotal carina only weakly developed. The type species is poorly represented in collections. Day (1999) lists Acacia has a food plant for A. bipunctatus while the species in PNG has been collected from Melaleuca.

Anzac bipunctatus (Fabricius)
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of Australian Membracidae

Document 7262, submitted 28 March 2008
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