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Australian Faunal Directory

<i>Tonnoiria tasmaniae</i> Lallemand, type species of <i>Tonnoiria</i> Lallemand.

Tonnoiria tasmaniae Lallemand, type species of Tonnoiria Lallemand.

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Regional Maps

Genus Tonnoiria Lallemand, 1954


Compiler and date details

31 May 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

The two species of Tonnoiria are both uncommon small dark brown froghoppers. As with Petyllis, the males and females differ in the shape of the frontoclypeus which is medially flattened in males.

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

Diagnosis

On the face of the head, the labium extends as far as the base of the hind coxae. The postclypeus in the female is swollen with faint lateral striations and in the male is narrowly convex, the anterior half smooth and equal in length to the anteclypeus, the posterior half with deep lateral striations. The crown is entirely rounded with an apical depression anterior to the frons. The frons and dorsal surfaces of the antennal ledges are depressed below the level of the vertex. The ocelli are closely adjacent and a median longitudinal ridge is lacking. In the tegmina there is an inflated circular boss between R and M and M and Cu1 are fused for the length of 1 mm, but are basally separate. The venation is simple, not reticulate, and there are sometimes 4 or 5 oblique veinlets between R1 and the costal margin. The hind tibiae have a single spur. (Evans 1966)

 

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (2001) Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Cercopidae: Cercopinae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/cercopid/cercopid/cerc00.htm [accessed: 17.iv.2012]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
30-May-2010 30-May-2010 ADDED
24-Mar-2010 MODIFIED