By
Murray J. Fletcher1
and Max F. Day2
1Orange
Agricultural Institute
2CSIRO,
Canberra
[First
published: 7.v.2005]
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Many of the most obvious (and, in fact, most useful) features
of membracids, including the lateral and medial pronotal processes, wing
venation, colour and overall dimensions, may vary quite considerably within
species. Most specimens can be identified using this key but there will
be aberrant specimens that do not key out correctly. The authors would
apologise for this but the blame lies with the unreliable Australian climate
which no doubt forces local membracids to compromise on development of
prominent processes when food for developing nymphs is in short supply.
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Note:
This key was created from descriptions of Australian Membracidae published
by Day (1999)
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