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Cercopoidea >>hemiptera >> Ptyelinellus praefractus - Distant 1908



Ptyelinellus praefractus - Distant 1908


Photos taken at Koh Samui, Suratthani Prov., Thailand on 21 December 2015.

Unnamed dark form. Photo taken at Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Mai Prov., Thailand on 28 February 2018.



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This appears to be an unrecorded species in Thailand. It seems to be a lowland species and is widespread.

In the original description of the type specimen, Distant makes no mention of the sinuate divide on the pronotum, nor does the figure given alongside the description. This is odd because he makes special mention of a similar divide for a different new species (Ptyelus affinis) in the same paper. All specimens I have seen, from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, do have this sinuate divide, except for the variation mentioned below, which is not sinuate.

Distant also mentions a dark, unmarked form. This has been found in Chiang Mai only.

Flight Period

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Range

India, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsula) and Thailand.

Recorded distribution in Thailand. Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Nayok, Phetchaburi, Suratthani (Koh Samui) and Ranong provinces.