Species Mitelloides thorntonensis Stevens, 1990
Compiler and date details
3 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Mitelloides thorntonensis Stevens, M.M. 1990. Revision of the genus Mitelloides Evans, with two new species from northern Australia (Homoptera, Cicadellae). Entomologica Scandinavica 21: 281-288 [285].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 21.xi.1981, J. Balderson), Thornton Range, 11 km E of Daintree, Queensland.
Introduction
This species was described from two male specimens from localities in the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
This species can be differentiated from its congeners on the basis of features of the male genitalia. It also has the pronotum very strongly convex in profile. A comprehensive description with illustrations was provided by Stevens (1990).
ID Keys
Stevens 1990: 284
Diagnosis References
Stevens, M.M. 1990. Revision of the genus Mitelloides Evans, with two new species from northern Australia (Homoptera, Cicadellae). Entomologica Scandinavica 21: 281-288 [285–287]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |