Species Austrotartessus sedlaceki F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
22 December 2011 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Austrotartessus sedlaceki Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [141].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: 28.i.1964, 500 m, J. Sedlacek), 96 km S of Cooktown, Queensland.
Introduction
This species is only known from the type locality at Cooktown in far north Queensland. It was named after the collector of the holotype, Mr J. Sedlacek, a well known and prolific collector of Australian insects.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Mottled brown. Face pale brown. Crown, pronotum and scutellum pale mottled brown. Tegmen pale brown spotted with darker brown. Male genitalia: hind margin of pygophore narrowly emarginate, dorsally and apically spanner-shaped; aedeagus U-shaped with a small posterior vertical spine. Xth segment with a pair of brown, sword-like processes arising from the base. Length ♂ 6 mm (Evans 1981)
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [141]
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) |