Siphanta acutipennis Kirkaldy
Caution
Many of the insects depicted on these pages are outwardly similar and you should not use photographs as the sole means of identification. These pages form part of a scientific key which will assist a trained entomologist to identify the species accurately.
(Flatidae: Flatinae: Siphantini)
This tropical species is one of the largest of the genus and is quite variable in the extent of red colouring, as shown in the two photographs below. These colour forms were described as different species of the genus Siphantoides by Distant 1910a. S. acutipennis can be separated from S. expatria using the structures of the male genitalia. To date, locality records of S. expatria and S. acutipennis indicate that they are also geographically distinct.
Living specimen from Kuranda, N. Qld [photograph courtesy of David Rentz] [update: added 10.i.2011]
Pinned specimen from Hammond Island, N. Qld.
