Genus Protinotus Day, 1999

Museums

Regional Maps

• Protinotus Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [702].

  Type species:

   Otinotus doddi Distant, 1916 by original designation.

 

Introduction

This genus currently includes two species from Queensland but Day (1999) comments that additional material of both species may reveal that they are not congeneric, with P. doddi possibly being assigned to Pogonella Evans. Since P. doddi was designated as the type species of Protinotus by Day (1999), such an action would make Protinotus an objective junior synonym of Pogonella and require a new generic name be created for P. albosignatus (Distant). Day (1999) gave the etymology as "The name is derived from the presumed relationship to Otinotus."

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Clypeus long, M and Cu adjacent basally, but separate. Ocelli aligned above midpoint of eyes. Metopidium as broad as high. pronotal notch well developed. Tegmen without strong ambient vein which is a characteristic of Otinotus [Buckton] species (Day 1999).

Day (1999) also provided a comprehensive description of the genus, based on P. doddi (Distant).

 

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. and Day M. F. (2005) Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Family Membracidae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Membracidae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/membracid/membrac00.htm [accessed: 10.iv.2012]

 

Diagnosis References

Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [702–703]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-May-2012		16-May-2012	MODIFIED
26-Apr-2012		26-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)