Koonwarraphis Martin, Skidmore & Stilwell, 2016, gen. nov.
Description
Genus Koonwarraphis gen. nov.
Type species. Koonwarraphis rotundafrons sp. nov.; by present designation and monotypy.
Diagnosis. Frons enlarged and semicircular;?7 antennal segments; secondary rhinaria rounded; rostrum shorter than body length, extending to level of hind coxae; thorax length 0.5x abdomen; CuA1 and CuA2 bases separated but closely spaced, emerging from a distinct thickening or bulge on the main vein; CuA2 departs main vein ~75° acutely towards apical margin; Rs vein departs the pterostigma halfway along its posterior margin, not strongly curved; M vein departs the main vein halfway between CuA1 and base of pterostigma, primary M fork proximal of CuA2 intersection with wing apical margin;?cauda short, bilobed; no visible siphunculi.
Derivation of name. From the locality Koonwarra, and aphis, Latin for ‘aphid’. Gender feminine.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Genus
- Koonwarraphis
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Taxonomic status
- gen. nov.
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Koonwarraphis Martin, Skidmore & Stilwell, 2016