Species Putoniessa striata Stevens, 1994
Compiler and date details
10 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Putoniessa striata Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1055].
Type data:
Holotype QM T.11571 ♂ (coll.: 4-7.xi.1969, E.C. Dahms), Ruby Creek, New South Wales, nr Stanthorpe, SE Queensland.
Introduction
This species straddles the state border between Queensland and New South Wales. It is boldly patterned with longitudinal stripes.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: New England Tablelands (NET)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Strongly patterned species with a bold transcephalic stripe. Aedeagus with a single, broad apical arm bearing five spines, two ventrolaterally directed on anterior margin, and three on posterior margin, one ventrally directed and two dorsolaterally directed. Paramere with lateral arm broad apically (Stevens 1994).
Stevens (1994) also provided a comprehensive description and figures of the species.
ID Keys
Stevens 1994: 1046–1047
Diagnosis References
Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1055–1057]
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) |