Verdanus rosaurus rosaurus
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SUBSPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hemiptera
- family
- Cicadellidae
- genus
- Verdanus
- species
- Verdanus rosaurus
biology_ecology
Biology: Adults were collected in June and August in mountain meadows characterized by the presence of Brachypodium (perhaps one of its host plants) (Fig. 2 C). At the beginning of June prevalently (77 %) males and only few females were found besides many nymphs, whereas in the middle of August females clearly were prevailing (82 %). Probably univoltine. Remarks: The diagnostic character of this subspecies consists in the wide apical aedeagus appendages (Figs. 6 A – D).
description
Description: As in V. rosaurus sp. nov. (see above description) with apical aedeagus appendages wide (Figs. 6 A – D). Measurements: Males. Total body length (from vertex to tip of fore wings) 3.80 – 4.36 mm; width of head including eyes 1.20 – 1.32 mm; length of vertex 0.48 – 0.60 mm; length of pronotum 0.44 – 0.52 mm; width of pronotum 1.12 – 1.24 mm; length of genital plates 0.43 – 0.49 mm; length of aedeagus shaft (from basis to phallotrema) 0.38 – 0.42 mm. - Females. Total body length (from vertex to tip of fore wings) 3.72 – 4.24 mm; width of head including eyes 1.28 – 1.40 mm; length of vertex 0.56 – 0.60 mm; length of pronotum 0.48 – 0.56 mm; width of pronotum 1.12 – 1.36 mm.
materials_examined
Type series: See above for Verdanus rosaurus sp. nov .. Geographic distribution: V. rosaurus rosaurus is so far known only from Alpe di Succiso and M. Navert (Fig. 1: circle), in an altitude between 1450 and 2000 m.
Name
- Homonyms
- Verdanus rosaurus rosaurus