Insect keys » Membracoidea

Species of Idiocerinae known to occur in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea

Note: In this list, "PNG" is used for the eastern half of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) and "Indonesia (W. Papua)" is used for the western half (formerly known as Irian Jaya, Irian Barat, West Irian and Dutch New Guinea). "New Guinea" refers to the whole island.
Balocerus rozeni Freytag & Morrison Balocerus rozeni Freytag & Morrison 1972: 42	PNG
Balocha maculifrons Maldonado Capriles Balocha maculifrons Maldonado Capriles 1970: 297	New Guinea
Balocha pseudomaculifrons Maldonado Capriles Balocha pseudomaculifrons Maldonado Capriles 1970: 300	New Guinea
Balocha unilineata Maldonado Capriles Balocha unilineata Maldonado Capriles 1970: 300	New Guinea, Australia
Dolichopscerus spectrum Maldonado Capriles Dolichopscerus spectrum Maldonado Capriles 1985: 273	PNG
Dolichopscerus variegatus Maldonado Capriles Dolichopscerus variegatus Maldonado Capriles 1985: 275	PNG, New Britain
Gressittocerus elongatus Maldonado Capriles Gressittocerus elongatus Maldonado Capriles 1985: 271	PNG
Idiocerus laticeps (Walker) Iassus laticeps Walker 1870: 323 Idiocerus laticeps (Walker), Distant 1908c: 136 Note: The current generic placement of this species is uncertain.	Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry) Idiocerus clypealis Lethierry 1889: 252 Idiocerus nigroclypeatus Melichar 1903: 148, synonymised by Distant 1908b: 187 Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry), Baker 1915: 339 Note: This is a serious pest of mango from Pakistan to Indonesia and New Guinea. It feeds by preference on the flowers.	PNG, Indonesia (Sumbawa, Java) Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, China Philippines, Australia
Idioscopus nitidulis (Walker) Iassus nitidulis Walker 1870: 322 Idiocerus niveosparsus Lethierry 1889: 252, synonymised by Maldonado Capriles 1973: 180 Idiocerus basalis Melichar 1903: 147, synonymised by Distant 1908b: 185 (with I. niveosparsus) Idiocerus maculatus Distant 1912: 605, preoccupied by Idiocerus maculatus Melichar 1896. Idiocerus incertus Baker 1924: 367, nom. nov. for I. maculatus Distant, synonymised by Maldonado Capriles 1964: 93 Idioscopus nitidulis (Walker), Maldonado Capriles 1973: 181 Note: This is a serious pest of mango in SE Asia. Maldonado Capriles (1964) noted that I. incertus and I. niveosparsus were very close, "perhaps only a subspecies or an extreme variety". He also noted that I. niveosparsus was "very variable in coloration". He followed with a similar comparison between I. niveosparsus and I. nitidulis, suggesting that all three were subspecies or extreme varieties of the same species, which would give I. nitidulis priority. As the species is of economic importance, he was loath to create a synonymy since I. niveosparsus was so well known in the literature. In 1974, he listed the species of Idioscopus and included all three names separately in the list. Day and Fletcher (1994) accepted Maldonado Capriles (1973) suggested synonymy of the species.	Indonesia (Sumbawa, Java), India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Philippines, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Myan Mar, Australia
Pedioscopus larvatus Maldonado Capriles Pedioscopus larvatus Maldonado Capriles 1972: 534	New Guinea
Pedioscopus lineatus Maldonado Capriles Pedioscopus lineatus Maldonado Capriles 1972: 534	New Guinea
Pedioscopus maculifrons Maldonado Capriles Pedioscopus maculifrons Maldonado Capriles 1972: 533	New Guinea
Pedioscopus personatus Maldonado Capriles Pedioscopus personatus Maldonado Capriles 1972: 535	New Guinea