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Discovered and recorded by Jean and Fred Hort is the species, Apollo maculiceps. The discovery was made in south Western Australia, where the species was found on the host plant Macrozamia riedlei (a native Australian cycad from the family Zamiaceae.

Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps on host plant Macrozamia riedlei, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps on host plant Macrozamia riedlei, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Macrozamia riedlei (host plant of Apollo maculiceps), Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Macrozamia riedlei (host plant of Apollo maculiceps), Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Hemiptera
  • Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
  • Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
  • Superfamily: Delphacoidea
  • Family: Cixiidae
  • Subfamily: Cixiinae
  • Tribe: Oecleini
  • Genus: Apollo
  • Species: Apollo maculiceps

Footnote & References

  1. Apollo maculiceps © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Apollo maculiceps, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1541527-Apollo-maculiceps
  3. Apollo maculiceps sp. nov. in the fi eld, on its host plant Macrozamia riedlei
  4. Holzinger, Werner & Löcker, Birgit. (2023). First record of the tribe Oecleini in Australia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of a new genus and species. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 349-361. 10.37520/aemnp.2023.022., https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Apollo-maculiceps-sp-nov-in-the-fi-eld-on-its-host-plant-Macrozamia-riedlei-Fischer_fig3_376887638

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